The Government yesterday bowed to pressure from the poultry industry and increased compensation for chickens slaughtered in the hunt for the deadly bird flu virus.
Only two days after announcing the terms for its original deal, the administration offered a 'final' package which will pay chicken farmers $2 a bird more.
Compensation will now be $38, $28 and $18 for large, medium and small birds respectively. The original payments were $36, $26 and $16.
Officials will seek more than $770 million from provisional legislators tomorrow to fund the scheme.
A senior government source admitted the Government might not have thoroughly examined all data before making the first proposal on Monday.
But he added: 'We are sincere in listening to the industry. We're not putting on a political show.