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Abstract
In this paper, the authors analyse the dynamics of agricultural subsidies, compared to the
developments in public revenue and public expenditure and the total subsidies of the republic
budget, in the years of 2006-2013. We performed desk research using official statistical data
and processing them with standard statistical methods, and studying and quoting a number
of scientific papers and documents of national and EU institutions. We also considered the
government’s projection of the scope and structure of agricultural subsidies by 2024, having in
mind the fiscal consolidations and the obligations of adjusting legislation, support policy and
institutional framework in agriculture with those of the EU. A three-year fiscal consolidation
programme, which includes, among other things, reducing and re-examining agricultural
support programmes, should create a healthy basis for stable and growing budget transfers
to agriculture. Investment support will still be very important, and producers could expect a more significant growth in direct payments just before and just after joining the EU.