Young Fine Gael is calling for a specific category of smart-farming technology to be included in the Accelerated Capital Allowance (ACA), which is a tax incentive that encourages companies to invest in energy-efficient equipment.
The potential for smart-farming technology to improve farming efficiency and productivity is immense–especially in the areas of IoT agricultural sensors or crop-growth mobile phone applications.
YFG believes that in order to accelerate the transition to smart farms, the Government should consider expanding the current ACA categories to include smart-farming IoT investments.
The proposal is included in Young Fine Gael’s Pre-Budget Submission: Striving for Progress, which was unveiled at the end of August.
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