A study carried out for the Horticulture Development Company (HDC) on the changes made to the apple and pear levy has had such an impact on the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) that it is now carrying out a consultation on its proposals.Read the whole article.
Under the proposed change, the HDC levy on our wholesale ornamental nursery would have been 9.9% higher. It would seem that this is a case of one size does not fit all. My main beef about the levy is that it is based on turnover and not profit.
