AusVeg, the industry body which represents the Australian potato and vegetable industries, has announced that Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) levies are to continue.
The decision to keep the fresh potato and vegetable EPPR levies active is to ensure industry preparedness to fund future biosecurity responses as required.
The levies were introduced in October 2018 to pay back a debt to the Commonwealth Government for underwriting the vegetable and potato industry’s share of the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) national response costs. It has since been used to help fund a biosecurity response to Varroa mite.
The full notification of intent is available to read here.
