EU could hike the cost of a Sunday roast
THE PRICE of Britain’s traditional Sunday roast could rise as a result of plans in Brussels to reduce meat consumption.
Sweden’s Board of Agriculture has called for an EU-wide tax on meat as a way of helping to cut greenhouse gas emissions from food production.
Others at the European Parliament have also devised plans for extra regulations that would add to farm costs.
The European Commission cannot currently tax food but it has ordered a study into its environmental impact.
However, the National Farmers Union said it would resist a tax on production.
A spokesman said: “Our livestock sectors have been through a torrid 12 months.”