Agricultural diesel regulation - Farmers' association: "Fierce resistance" to traffic light plans
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Farmers' Association has sharply criticized plans by the Berlin coalition government to abolish the subsidy for agricultural diesel and the tax exemption for agricultural vehicles. "Questioning the agricultural diesel regulation will torpedo the competitiveness of German agriculture and boost the spiraling costs of food production," warned the President of the Farmers ' Association of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Detlef Kurreck, on Thursday. He announced "fierce resistance" to the plans.
The cuts in the agricultural diesel sector for agricultural and forestry companies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern amount to more than 20 million euros, according to estimates by the association. "The abolition of the current agricultural diesel regulation would undo all the efforts of the past 20 years to make agriculture more ecological," says Kurreck. According to the association, the average diesel consumption in agriculture is around 100 liters per hectare of land per year.
According to the key points for savings in the 2024 federal budget presented by the SPD and the Greens on Wednesday, tax concessions on agricultural diesel are to be abolished in the energy tax. Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) has already voiced his concerns. If both the agricultural diesel subsidy and the motor vehicle tax exemption were to be abolished, this would place a disproportionate burden on agriculture.
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- The Traffic light coalition's plan to abolish the subsidy for agricultural diesel and the tax exemption for agricultural vehicles in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has drawn strong criticism from the Federal Government's agrarian sector.
- The Neubrandenburg Farmers' Association, part of the larger Farmers' association in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has expressed their concern over the potential impact of these changes on their finances and the agricultural industry as a whole.
- According to their estimates, the cuts in the agricultural diesel sector for agricultural and forestry companies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern could amount to over 20 million euros, highlighting the significant role of agricultural diesel in the region.
- The President of the Farmers' Association of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Detlef Kurreck, has vowed to offer "fierce resistance" to these plans, fearing that the abolition of agricultural diesel regulation could harm the competitiveness of German agriculture and push up food production costs.
Source: www.stern.de
