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You're splitting hairs. Tax payers from across society are paying benefits to landowners for owning land.Brexit: Ministers unveil next steps in England's farming policy
The post-Brexit plans for farm payments are the most significant for 50 years, the government says.www.bbc.co.uk
Typical BBC slant
"Under the outgoing EU system, farmers got taxpayers' money based on the amount of land they farm. The richer the farmer, the more the grant."
Didn't know you had to be rich to get more money? I thought it was based on area farmed not owned!