Agriculture - Demo train of farmers with 60 tractors and trucks
Farmers near Weißenhorn (Neu-Ulm district) spontaneously organized a demonstration with around 60 tractors and lorries late on Friday evening, according to their own statements. Residents had reported noise and loud honking in the town center, as the police announced on Saturday. The farmers cited "the current political decisions and the resulting higher costs" as the reason. The demonstration ended after a "constructive discussion" between the police and farmers.
In Bavaria, several hundred farmers took to the streets on Friday to demonstrate against the plans of the traffic light coalition. The coalition wants to abolish tax concessions for agricultural diesel and also levy vehicle tax on tractors, combine harvesters and harvesting machines.
Police report from the district of Neu-Ulm
Read also:
- A clan member is punished here
- Traffic lawyer warns: Don't talk to the police!
- Will he be convicted as Jutta's murderer after 37 years?
- He also wanted to kill his cousin
- The police in the District of Neu-Ulm had to deal with a demonstration procession of farmers on Friday evening, led by about 60 tractors and trucks.
- The Federal Government's plan to levy vehicle tax on agricultural machines such as tractors, combine harvesters, and harvesting machines sparked outrage among Swabian farmers.
- During the demonstration, the farmers in the District of Neu-Ulm expressed their concerns about the impact of current political decisions on their agrarian businesses and increasing costs.
- The farmers from Bavaria, including those from Neu-Ulm, join thousands of their counterparts across Germany in protesting against these policies set by the traffic light coalition.
- In contrast to traditional methods, the farmers in the demonstration used their tractors to steer their procession through the streets, emphasizing the role of these machines in their daily agricultural activities.
Source: www.stern.de
