For 30 days only the Government has payed EUR 63 million to farmers in subsides at the peak of the most serious debt crisis, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said Thursday at a press conference.

From June 15 to July 15 budget funds have been transferred to the farmer’s accounts, something that hasn't been done ever before, the PM said.

Close to EUR 20 million has been also transferred to the accounts of tobacco growers before the due term, he added.

"This is the average assistance we have been granting every year, which was not the case in the past when this sector enjoyed zero support," Gruevski said.