EID costs 'too much to bear'
PUBLISHED: 12:59 29 May 2009 | UPDATED: 08:31 28 March 2014
MAY 29, 2009: Politicians from all the major parties in Scotland have called on the Government to reverse the EU's decision to introduce compulsory EID for sheep.
They heard that a recent pilot project - the results of which will be published next month – proved the system was expensive and unworkable, and warned it could lead to a further decline in the Scottish flock.
A number of MSPs from across the political spectrum warned the increased cost would be too much to bear for many of Scotland’s farmers.
