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Agriculture Minister Özdemir criticizes the abolition of agricultural diesel

Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) has criticized the budget agreement reached by his government colleagues. "I have always warned against placing a disproportionate burden on our agriculture," he said on Wednesday. "If both agricultural diesel subsidies and vehicle tax...

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Agriculture Minister Özdemir criticizes the abolition of agricultural diesel

If German farmers were to lose these subsidies, it would "put our agriculture at a competitive disadvantage compared to other countries", Özdemir continued. "I think that is problematic."

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) had previously announced an agreement to plug the hole in the 2024 budget caused by the Federal Constitutional Court's budget ruling and at the same time comply with the debt brake. Among other things, "environmentally harmful subsidies totaling three billion euros are to be reduced".

"I was informed of the results of the talks this morning," explained Özdemir. He now expects the Federal Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for agricultural diesel subsidies as well as vehicle tax exemptions for agricultural and forestry vehicles, to make proposals to support farmers elsewhere - "for example through permanent funding for the conversion of animal husbandry or more incentives for innovation and the future".

The President of the German Farmers' Association, Joachim Rukwied, described the decision of the traffic light leaders as a "declaration of war on German agriculture and on us farming families". The government "obviously has no interest in a functioning and competitive agricultural sector in Germany".

Read also:

  1. Cem Özdemir, the Minister of Agriculture, expressed his criticism towards the planned abolition of agricultural diesel subsidies.
  2. Christian Lindner, the Federal Finance Minister, was also involved in the discussions aimed at addressing the budget gap and reducing harmful subsidies.
  3. Özdemir urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to propose alternative measures to support farmers, such as permanent funding for animal husbandry conversion or incentives for innovation.
  4. The President of the German Farmers' Association, Joachim Rukwied, referred to the decision as a "declaration of war" on German agriculture and farming families.
  5. Robert Habeck, the Federal Minister of Economics and Climate Action, and Olaf Scholz, the Federal Chancellor, are part of the traffic light coalition that made this decision.
  6. Critics within the FDP, like Minister of Economics Lindner, may face internal opposition due to their involvement in the agreement that affects agricultural diesel subsidies.

Source: www.stern.de

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