Is it the thin end of the wedge for flat rate Vat compensation scheme?

It has come to pass in the past week that minister for finance Paschal Donohoe has made the decision to remove the poultry broiler sector from the Vat flat rate addition scheme
Is it the thin end of the wedge for flat rate Vat compensation scheme?

In the past number of weeks, there have been high-level discussions between the Department of Finance, Revenue, and at least one farm organisation in relation to the flat rate Vat addition paid out to unregistered farmers in the poultry sector. 

In the past number of weeks, there have been high-level discussions between the Department of Finance, Revenue, and at least one farm organisation in relation to the flat rate Vat addition paid out to unregistered farmers in the poultry sector. 

There had been some disquiet at official levels stemming from complaints by a former individual involved in the industry who suggested Vat-unregistered poultry farmers, and those in the broiler sector in particular, were unfairly benefiting from the flat rate addition.

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