34Among the two objectives of the flat-rate scheme is that relating to the need for administrative simplification for the farmers concerned, which must be reconciled with the objective of offsetting the input VAT borne by those farmers when acquiring goods used for the purposes of their activities (see, to that effect, judgments of 8 March 2012, Commission v Portugal, C‑524/10, EU:C:2012:129, paragraph 50, and of 12 October 2016, Nigl and Others, C‑340/15, EU:C:2016:764, paragraph 38).
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