Meat Charging Proposals

Discount :-
Redistributed based on a sliding scale of Livestock Units
Incentivises FBOs and FSS to utilise official controls through time based charging
Consideration given on how model can assist in driving up regulatory compliance and also protect low throughput premises
Achieves more equitable distribution of discount
Transitional Funding :-
Scottish Ministers have agreed to the principle of transitional funding although no additional monies are available
The “losers” would be remunerated by a transitional arrangement for a 3 year period
The transitional funding is the difference between the FSA veterinary charge out rate and the FSS veterinary charge out rate