Farmers with anger and tractors against the end of agricultural diesel

2023-12-20 09:15:24

Berlin – With outraged protests and a long column of tractors, thousands of farmers in Berlin have taken a stand against a planned end to tax breaks. “We won’t accept this,” shouted farmers’ president Joachim Rukwied at a rally at the Brandenburg Gate. He called on the traffic light coalition to withdraw savings plans for agricultural diesel and vehicle tax and threatened larger actions for January. Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) faced the demonstrators and expressed understanding for the discontent. He announced further discussions in the government on this matter.