German protesting farmers occupied the center of Berlin with tractors
| German farmers with thousands of tractors held a large demonstration in the capital of this country to protest against a plan to reduce agricultural subsidies. |
According to the Fars News Agency International Group, German farmers protesting the plan to reduce agricultural subsidies blocked the streets of the center of Berlin with more than 4,000 tractors.
According to TRT website, Joachim Raquid, head of the German Farmers’ Association, said that the protesters will not go under the weight of the government’s recent proposal to gradually remove tax discounts for farmers and will continue their protests until the result is reached.
He wrote in a statement released on Monday: “I have the feeling that the German coalition government still does not understand that we will not accept bad deals on farmers’ diesel.”
Rockweed added: “We need a change in policies that prioritize the needs of our population, our small and medium enterprises, our economy and our agriculture.”
German protesting farmers have been blocking traffic on the main streets with their tractor convoys since early this morning. They blocked the “Brandenburg Gate” in the government area and around the tourist monument in Berlin. It read: “There is no future without farmers”, “Farms are on fire, politicians are asleep”, “Stop wasting taxpayers’ money”.
When the German Finance Minister Christian Lindner entered the place of their protests, these farmers booed him and shouted, “Go and get lost”. that the farmers are facing and has already applied changes in the subsidy reduction programs.
The pressure on the government budget due to military expenses and investments is unavoidable.
The claims of this German government minister are made while Berlin is one of the main supporters of Ukraine in the country’s war with Russia, and this country has sent a huge amount of financial aid and weapons to Kiev, while the Ukrainian army, despite receiving this The amount of aid has not been able to make a significant achievement in the fight against Russia.
Lindner claimed that all sectors will be affected by austerity policies and promised to reduce bureaucracy and not impose new taxes.
Angry protesters repeatedly interrupted the minister’s speech by booing and shouting.
The organizers of this demonstration said about 30,000 Farmers from all over Germany came to Berlin to participate in these protests against the policies of their country’s government.
The left-liberal coalition of “Olav Schultz”, the German chancellor, announced last month its plan for He announced the cutting of fuel and car subsidies for farmers in the framework of a new austerity plan to implement budget laws.
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