Since the serious crisis in the Italian citrus fruit sector, which has been going on for twenty years now, is still linked to structural and cyclical problems and the National P
lan for this sector earmarks Lit 140 billion for purposes
other than income support, does the Commission not consider that it should top up the funds already allocated wit
h a further Lit 500 billion to allow for income support of 3 million per hectare, since citrus fruit (oranges, lemons, mandarins
...[+++]and grapefruit) are cultivated over an area of approximately 180 000 hectares?
Dans ces conditions, la Commission ne juge-t-elle pas être en devoir d'ajouter aux fonds déjà réservés une somme de Lires 500 milliards permettant de verser une aide au revenu de Lires 3 millions à l'hectare, les surfaces consacrées à la culture des agrumes (oranges, citrons, mandarines, pamplemousses) représentant 180 000 hectares environ ?