The UK Horticulture & Potatoes Future Statutory Levy Working Group has been lay down voluntarily by concerned statutory levy en masse payers from within the UK Horticulture and Potato sector , to function together for the benefit of all levy paying businesses .
" The AHDB administer statutory levy for Horticulture is currently under revaluation and a levy en masse payer voting on the future of these payments afoot . A similar vote on the future tense of the Potato levy en masse will keep an eye on shortly . The ‘ Future Statutory Levy Working Group ’ bid horticulture & potato levy payers an alternative route to delivery of existent and lasting change and measurable rejoinder on that investing and invites levy payer of all sizes to join us in achieving this significant reform docket , " they say .
The Horticulture & Potatoes Future Statutory Levy Working Group has been found voluntarily by a full cooking stove of implicated businesses from within the UK Horticulture and Potato sectors to work together for the welfare of all levy en masse paying businesses .
Alternatives"We believe in the comeliness and note value of a statutory levy en masse and that our industriousness should work collaboratively to achieve market - led innovation , near market give R&D , increase productiveness and a world class sustainable industry , " they say . The Group demo turn over alternative and draw brainchild from the successful levy framework found in Australia and New Zealand .
The Group is developing a workable choice to the current manikin , shoot for to deliver better value for money and organisational and financial foil for levy paying businesses and would welcome engagement with and share to this summons from other levy payers . " We have been in conversation with aged members of AHDB , let in Chairman Nicholas Saphir , and commend the change he is trying to make , especially the introduction of an reflexive 5 annual vote . It is our belief that the nominate change need to go further and faster , " they say .
" Levy remunerator must ‘ take back control ’ of their investment pecuniary resource and supply the strategic leadership within a thin and agile conclusion - piddle framework . The levy governing body should shape to stomach this . "
They say this will be accomplish through :
facet which will ask a change in the Statutory Instrument :
" The result of the change being proposed will be a cultivator - led levy body serving levy en masse payer through proper governance and transparency , " the squad carry on . " This will deliver a humanity run , investor funded avail which returns significant and mensurable benefits to impose pay investors in a highly challenging and fast develop primary food and plant output landscape . "
For more information : Aps groupDr Phil MorleyAgronomy Director+44(0)1606 835817 + 447812200203[email protected]www.apsgroup.uk.com
