'N KRITIESE BESKOUING VAN DIE PRODUSENTE SUBSIDIE EKWIVALENT AS MEETINSTRUMENT TYDENS AOTHONDERHANDELINGE

Abstract

A PSE is the subsidy that would be necessary to replace the array of actual farm policies employed in a particular country in order to leave farm income unchanged. Transfers from the government or consumers to fanners happen either through direct payments from the budget or through market price support. Market price support is calculated by comparing an internal producer price to a world reference price. Direct transfers from the budget are calculated from the national budget. However, there are a number of elements in the calculation of the market price support which need to be addressed before the PSE could be used as a negotiating tool in the GATT negotiations.

Uittreksel

'n PSE is daardie subsudie wat nodig is om boere te vergoed vir die verlies aan inkome war die gevolg is van die verwydering van landboubeleid in 'n spesifieke land sodat plaasinkome onveranderd bly. Oordragte vanaf die regering en verbruikers na boere geskied deur direkte betalings vanaf die begroting of deur markprysondersteuning. Markprysondersteuning word bereken deur 'n interne produsenteprys met 'n wêreldverwysingsprys te vergelyk. Direkte oordragte vanuit die begroting word verkry vanaf die nasionale begroting. Daar is egter 'n aantal elemente in die berekening van die markprysondersteuning waaroor daar konsensus deur onderhandeling verkry sal moet word voordat die PSE as 'n instrument in die AOTH-onderhandelinge gebruik sal kan word.