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ลำดับตอนที่ #42 : Leaving EU would put UK food and farming exports at risk, says Liz Truss
It would be “wrong to take a leap into the
dark” and put food and farming exports worth £11bn at risk by leaving the European
Union, environment secretary, Liz Truss, has said.
Voting to
stay in the EU referendum would allow the UK to push for reform in the food and
farming sector, while giving British producers access to 500 million consumers,
Truss said.
Food and
farming is the UK’s largest manufacturing
industry, employing 3.8 million people, and 60% of the sector’s exports are to
the EU, bringing in £11bn, she said.
She told
the National Farmers’ Union annual conference on Tuesday: “I believe that by
voting to remain within a reformed EU we can work to reduce bureaucracy and secure
further reform while still enjoying the significant benefits of the single
market which gives us access to 500 million consumers.
“We are
able to export our high quality products freely without the trade barriers we
deal with elsewhere and with a say in the rules.”
And she
warned: “At a time of severe
price volatility
and global market uncertainty, I believe it would be wrong to take a leap into
the dark. The years of complication
and risk caused by negotiating withdrawal would be a distraction from our efforts to build a
world-leading food and farming industry that brings jobs and growth to
Britain.”
Prime
minister David Cameron’s settlement for reforms agreed with other EU leaders
“gives us the best of both worlds”, she suggested.
The
environment secretary said she wanted to see more decisions on farming issues,
such as pesticide
controls and protecting the environment, made by national and local leaders.
And she
said she wanted reforms of the EU’s farming subsidy system, which saw UK farmers receive
£2.4bn last year in direct support, to make it less complicated. Truss blamed
the complexity of the scheme
for delayed payments to farmers this year, warning that it was “vital” to do
the calculations for what farmers should receive properly or the UK could be
hit by huge fines.
The UK is
already having to pay £70m in fines a year to the EU for not paying out the subsidies according to
the rules.
leap (n.)
a big change, increase, or improvement:
reform (v.)
to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something:
manufacturing
(n.)
the business of producing goods in large numbers:
bureaucracy (n.)
a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officialsemployed to follow rules carefully:
severe (adj.)
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious:
not kind or showing sympathy; not willing to accept other people's mistakes or failures:
completely plain and without decoration:
volatility (adj.)
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly or suddenlybecome violent or angry:
A volatile liquid or solid substance will change easily into a gas.
complication
(n.)
something that makes a situation more difficult, or the act of doing this:
an extra medical problem that makes it more difficult to treat an existing illness:
withdrawal
(n.)
the act or process of taking something away so that it is no longer available, or of someone stopping being involvedin an activity:
pesticide (n.)
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, smallanimals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms:
subsidy (n.)
money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen:
scheme (n.)
an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you:
an officially organized plan or system:
(v.)
to make clever, secret plans that often deceive others:
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