THE Greens are increasing the pressure on the Gillard government to shut down the live export trade, releasing a position paper today that proposes a five-point plan for a transition from the $1 billion trade to domestic meat processing.
The recommendations include removing international"trade distortions" by ending subsidies and tariffs that favour the export of Australian cattle and sheep, and establishing government offices dedicated to building chilled meat markets overseas.
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