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The article discusses a proposed flat-rate system of payments for basic payment scheme which is supposed to be introduced in Wales. It states that the consultation paper of scheme has outlined several criteria including inclusion of the flat-rate system in which an indicative payment rate will be provided to framers and mentions that a number of farmers would get paid more that Single Payment Scheme. Comments from Wales' farm minister Rebecca Evans regarding the payment system are presented.

The article reports on the consultation paper published by Great Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for England and Wales. It reveals the government's efforts to bring farming in line with other areas of the economy and make it easier for employees to receive annual salaries. Critics claim that the plan will actually add to the bureaucratic burden of many smaller farmers.