Meat industry takes government to court over ‘inflation busting’ vet charges

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In a statement released 19 February, AIMS said official veterinarian charges to industry were ‘going up by £10m in the coming year’, an increase of nearly a quarter, despite the current rate of inflation standing at 3%

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers has launched a judicial review into “inflation busting” charge rises for vet appointments against the Food Standards Agency.

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