Fishing

Taxpayers' Alliance: CFP adds £200 to family food bills

PA reports that the EU's fisheries policy is adding nearly £200 a year to the average family's food bill, according to a report published by the Taxpayers' Alliance and Global Vision.

The report claims that the 25-year-old EU deal, which carves up annual fish quotas between the member states, has cost more than 97,000 UK jobs - 9,000 in fishing and 88,000 onshore in dependent industries. As the report was unveiled, protesters paraded around the European Parliament's London headquarters in Westminster, dumping dead fish and demanding the return of fisheries policy to national control.

Shadow Environment Secretary Nick Herbert said the report highlighted an urgent need to reform EU fisheries policy "and reconnect it with the national and environmental interest." He added, "The Government must show leadership and demand real reform which delivers sustainable fisheries, value for money and a viable future for our fishing industry."
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