Farmers protest against a German government plan to cut tax breaks for diesel
1 year ago

Farmers protest against a German government plan to cut tax breaks for diesel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy German farmers gathered in Berlin on Monday to protest against planned cuts to tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, part of a deal reached by the government to plug a hole in the country’s budget. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, a member of Özdemir's Green party, warned against picking apart last week's budget deal and said that anyone wanting to reverse planned cuts must come up with a way to finance doing so which is acceptable to all. “What politicians can't do is shirk responsibility and only say where savings shouldn't be made.” Habeck's Economy Ministry faces criticism from within the governing coalition over another aspect of the budget deal — an abrupt end to subsidies for buying new electric cars, which originally were due to stay in place until as late as the end of next year.

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Farmers make fresh stand against Keir Starmer's tax grab: More than 100 tractors descend on Dover in protest against inheritance tax raid
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Farmers make fresh stand against Keir Starmer's tax grab: More than 100 tractors descend on Dover in protest against inheritance tax raid

Daily Mail  

Over 100 tractors have rumbled through Dover today as farmers launched a fresh protest against Keir Starmer's inheritance tax grab. Over 100 tractors have rumbled through the English countryside on the way to Dover as farmers have launched a fresh protest against Keir Starmer 's inheritance tax grab Farmers adorned their tractors with placards to show their anger at the …

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
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1 month ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily  

Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance tax rules, which they say could leave them with large tax bills that …

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
1 month ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily  

Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance tax rules, which they say could leave them with large tax bills that …

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
1 month ago

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms. That is half the 40% inheritance tax rate levied on other land and property in the U.K. Starmer’s center-left government says the “vast …

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
1 month ago

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

The Independent  

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Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU's green farming policies into a ditch
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU's green farming policies into a ditch

The Independent  

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German lawmakers approve contested cuts to farmers’ fuel subsidies and a revamped 2024 budget
10 months, 3 weeks ago

German lawmakers approve contested cuts to farmers’ fuel subsidies and a revamped 2024 budget

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German lawmakers on Friday approved cuts to fuel subsidies for farmers that prompted angry protests, along with a 2024 budget the government had to revamp after a court ruling blew a hole in its financial plans. Parliament’s lower house voted in favor of the overhauled 476.8 billion budget for Europe’s biggest economy and legislation including measures to fill …

Farmers are blocking key roads between Belgium and the Netherlands in the latest sign of their anger
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers are blocking key roads between Belgium and the Netherlands in the latest sign of their anger

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Farmers parked their tractors across key road crossings on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday in their latest protest against excessive red tape and competition from cheap imports. They were set up after a day of chaos Thursday in Brussels, where angry farmers torched hay bales and threw eggs and firecrackers at police near a …

Tractors on TikTok: Europe’s farmers send a loud pre-election message
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tractors on TikTok: Europe’s farmers send a loud pre-election message

Al Jazeera  

Five months before the European Parliament elections, angry European Union farmers are honking to be heard. “We became Europe’s slaves”, said Ghiocel, 47, his cheeks rosy from the freezing late January temperatures, as he stroked the young animal. A clip of tractors blocking a road in Germany garnered more than seven million views on TikTok, and footage of French farmers …

Protesting farmers heap pressure on new French prime minister ahead of hotly anticipated measures
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Protesting farmers heap pressure on new French prime minister ahead of hotly anticipated measures

Associated Press  

PARIS — Protesting farmers shut down long stretches of some of France’s major highways again Friday, using tractors to block and slow traffic and squeeze the government ever more tightly to give in to their demands that growing and rearing food be made easier and more lucrative. This time, Macron’s new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, his mettle being sorely tested …

Watch: French farmers on tractors block roads as protest approaches Paris
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: French farmers on tractors block roads as protest approaches Paris

The Independent  

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Protests by farmers and others in Germany underline deep frustration with the government
11 months ago

Protests by farmers and others in Germany underline deep frustration with the government

Associated Press  

BERLIN — This week began and ended with the long road in front of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate thronged by heavy vehicles tooting their horns in protest — farmers on Monday and truckers on Friday. Such demonstrations underline deep frustration in Germany with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, which came to power just over two years ago with a progressive, modernizing …

Protests by farmers and others in Germany underline deep frustration with the government
11 months ago

Protests by farmers and others in Germany underline deep frustration with the government

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German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in a protest against fuel subsidy cuts
11 months, 1 week ago

German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in a protest against fuel subsidy cuts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Farmers clogged Berlin streets with their tractors on Monday, honking their horns in protest at a plan to scrap tax breaks on the diesel they use, the climax of a week of protests that has tapped into wider discontent with Germany’s government. Over the past week, farmers have blocked highway entrances and slowed traffic across Germany with their …

Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy
11 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy

Al Jazeera  

Farmers join a rally in the German capital demanding a rethink of the government’s plan to end fuel tax break. Thousands of German farmers, truck drivers and agricultural workers have gathered with tractors and other heavy equipment in front of the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin for a demonstration against the government’s plans to end tax breaks on diesel fuel. …

Vantage | Why Germany's farmers have taken over its roads
11 months, 1 week ago

Vantage | Why Germany's farmers have taken over its roads

Firstpost  

In major German cities, a striking sight has captured the attention of residents and onlookers: long rows of tractors forming a formidable presence in the heart of the capital, Berlin, and surrounding iconic landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate. The banners displayed by the German farmers echo sentiments that transcend borders with messages like “No farmers, no food, no future”, underscoring …

Germany grinds to a halt as striking train drivers and tractor blockades spark 'massive' disruption in deepening 'winter of discontent'
11 months, 1 week ago

Germany grinds to a halt as striking train drivers and tractor blockades spark 'massive' disruption in deepening 'winter of discontent'

Daily Mail  

A union representing many of Germany's train drivers started a nearly three-day strike early Wednesday in a bitter dispute with the country's state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay. It comes as disgruntled farmers blocked motorway slip roads and snarled traffic elsewhere with their tractors as part of a separate protest against a government plan to scrap tax …

Farmers stage tractor blockades across Germany
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers stage tractor blockades across Germany

Al Jazeera  

Furious farmers, opposed to Berlin’s plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture, used tractors to block roads across Germany on Monday, kicking off a series of crippling strikes that are set to plunge the country deeper into a winter of discontent. Farm vehicles blocked the centres of cities including Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Bremen, with up to 2,000 tractors registered …

German farmers block roads with tractors and stage protests against plan to scrap diesel tax breaks
11 months, 2 weeks ago

German farmers block roads with tractors and stage protests against plan to scrap diesel tax breaks

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Farmers blocked highway access roads in parts of Germany Monday and snarled traffic elsewhere with their tractors, launching a week of protests against a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular three-party coalition infuriated farmers last month by drawing up plans to abolish a car tax exemption for farming vehicles …

Farmers block roads across Germany to protest against subsidy cuts
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers block roads across Germany to protest against subsidy cuts

Al Jazeera  

In Berlin, dozens of tractors blast their horns and block the main avenue leading to the Brandenburg Gate. Farmers have blocked roads with tractors across Germany, kicking off a week of protests against plans to phase out agricultural subsidies that ministers have warned could be co-opted by the far right. Convoys of tractors and trucks – some with protest banners …

Protesting farmers use tractors – and piles of dung – to paralyse Germany
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Protesting farmers use tractors – and piles of dung – to paralyse Germany

The Telegraph  

“I am here because we are food producers and food should come from home. “The anger is very great because something is always decided first and then thought about,” Mr Werner said of the government’s policies. ‘No beer without farmers’ Separately, the far-Right AfD party has been joining some protests to the apparent discomfort of German farming associations who fear …

Farmers protest against a German government plan to cut tax breaks for diesel
1 year ago

Farmers protest against a German government plan to cut tax breaks for diesel

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German farmers gathered in Berlin on Monday to protest against planned cuts to tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, part of a deal reached by the government to plug a hole in the country’s budget. Leaders of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition last week agreed on measures to fill a 17 billion-euro hole in next year’s budget, …

UP govt orders no diesel for tractors as farmers gear up for Jan 26 rally: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

UP govt orders no diesel for tractors as farmers gear up for Jan 26 rally: Report

Hindustan Times  

With protesting farmers refusing to budge from their decision to take out a tractor rally on Republic Day, the administration has geared up to stop them. Hindustan Times' sister publication Livehindustan reported that Uttar Pradesh government has asked supply officers in all the districts to not give diesel to protesting farmers. Thousands of farmers from across the country are planning …

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