The proposed support package from the Nova Scotia government for the wine industry deviates from expert recommendations, providing excessive funds to commercial bottlers instead of farm wineries.
Professor Donna Sears emphasized that the expert report's recommendations included specific caveats, stating it was never intended for recommendations to be adopted in isolation.
Finance Minister Allan MacMaster's proposal would increase farm winery subsidies to 65% but disproportionately favored commercial bottlers, which resulted in discontent among farm wine producers.
Sears maintained that additional support should honor existing subsidy ratios, advocating for a fair distribution of funds based on the economic contributions of each sector.
Collection
[
|
...
]