Post by greyduster on Aug 29, 2007 12:38:34 GMT -1
This item was copied from this weeks Angling Times and says a lot
read and lets not let this go quietly.
Dafydd Evans must know the strength of feeling in Wales and any anglers who meet him fishing the Usk, Tywi & Wye should tell him in no uncertain terms of the dereliction that is placed upon welsh fisheries by managers who don't have a true vocational heart for managing our lakes,rivers and coastal fisheries.
BAILIFFS IN THE BALANCE
EA's stark warning after rod licence price riseBy Greg Whitehead
greg.whitehead@emap.com
THE Environment Agency has this week defended plans to hike the price of concessionary rod licences by saying its only other alternative would he to cut its enforcement officers or its support for angling projects.
The news comes following advertisements outlining plans to increase the price of concessionary permits by £4.50 (37 per cent) to £16.75 next season- from half to two-thirds of the full licence price. The move, set to affect almost 140,000 pensioners and disabled anglers, will help raise a much-needed £620,000 a year - money the Agency claims it must find if it is to avoid making cuts to fishery services following a predicted £3m budget shortfall by 2010.
The full licence will go up by £2.50 over the next three years, in line with inflation, while the junior licence is being frozen at £5 to encourage more youngsters into the sport.
"We will face tough decisions on priorities if rod licence duties and sales don't increase to close the gap caused by inflationary pressures on our Government Grant in Aid package which.because it's fixed.buys less each year," explained EA head of fisheries, Dafydd Evans.
"We feel that the new rod licence package is fair, and so did our regional committees who could see the financial pressures we're facing. The change in concession still gives a 33 per cent discount to senior and disabled anglers, but means they will now contribute just over 10 per cent of all licence revenue," he added.
Despite the threat of cuts and supporting evidence showing that rod licence concessionary prices have
traditionally been comparatively I cheaper than in other sectors, th< National Federation of Anglers and the British Disabled Anglers' Association are angered by the price hike.
, BS324UD) by September
; their objections to the
1 increase. 1
Both organisations are claiming that it represents unfair treatment of pensioners and the disabled and that not enough time has been given for anglers to object to the increases.
Angling times 28 August 2007
read and lets not let this go quietly.
Dafydd Evans must know the strength of feeling in Wales and any anglers who meet him fishing the Usk, Tywi & Wye should tell him in no uncertain terms of the dereliction that is placed upon welsh fisheries by managers who don't have a true vocational heart for managing our lakes,rivers and coastal fisheries.
BAILIFFS IN THE BALANCE
EA's stark warning after rod licence price riseBy Greg Whitehead
greg.whitehead@emap.com
THE Environment Agency has this week defended plans to hike the price of concessionary rod licences by saying its only other alternative would he to cut its enforcement officers or its support for angling projects.
The news comes following advertisements outlining plans to increase the price of concessionary permits by £4.50 (37 per cent) to £16.75 next season- from half to two-thirds of the full licence price. The move, set to affect almost 140,000 pensioners and disabled anglers, will help raise a much-needed £620,000 a year - money the Agency claims it must find if it is to avoid making cuts to fishery services following a predicted £3m budget shortfall by 2010.
The full licence will go up by £2.50 over the next three years, in line with inflation, while the junior licence is being frozen at £5 to encourage more youngsters into the sport.
"We will face tough decisions on priorities if rod licence duties and sales don't increase to close the gap caused by inflationary pressures on our Government Grant in Aid package which.because it's fixed.buys less each year," explained EA head of fisheries, Dafydd Evans.
"We feel that the new rod licence package is fair, and so did our regional committees who could see the financial pressures we're facing. The change in concession still gives a 33 per cent discount to senior and disabled anglers, but means they will now contribute just over 10 per cent of all licence revenue," he added.
Despite the threat of cuts and supporting evidence showing that rod licence concessionary prices have
traditionally been comparatively I cheaper than in other sectors, th< National Federation of Anglers and the British Disabled Anglers' Association are angered by the price hike.
, BS324UD) by September
; their objections to the
1 increase. 1
Both organisations are claiming that it represents unfair treatment of pensioners and the disabled and that not enough time has been given for anglers to object to the increases.
Angling times 28 August 2007