Agriculture - Farmers' association plans several protest rallies in Bavaria
The Bavarian Farmers' Association is planning several tractor rallies in Bavaria as part of a nationwide week of protest against planned subsidy cuts by the federal government. A rally in Munich is planned to kick off the week next Monday, as the Bavarian Farmers' Association announced on its website. Protests will then take place in Augsburg on January 10 and in Nuremberg on the 12th.
Due to the current budget shortfalls, the coalition government wants to abolish tax concessions for agricultural diesel and agricultural vehicles.
Some farmers are calling for much more radical protests and accuse the farmers' association of not representing the interests of farmers, while right-wing populists are also jumping on the bandwagon. Shortly before Christmas, the German Farmers' Association in Berlin therefore distanced itself from "morons with fantasies of overthrow, radicals and other extreme fringe groups and nutcases" on Platform X and called for peaceful protest.
Although the week of action has not yet begun, farmers are already protesting. On Tuesday evening, around 1200 farmers with several hundred tractors demonstrated in Hammelburg in Lower Franconia. Next week, the state association of Bavarian freight forwarders (LBS) will also be protesting against the federal government 's policy; the rally is planned for January 12 in Munich. The event is being organized by the Bavarian Transport and Logistics Association (LBT) with the support of several other associations.
Farmers' association press release
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- The farmers in Nuremberg joined the Bavarian Farmers' Association in their demonstrations against the subsidy reduction proposed by the Federal Government.
- Despite the protests, the Federal Government, led by the Traffic light coalition, remains determined to abolish tax concessions for agricultural diesel and vehicles in Bavaria.
- The Nuremberg demonstration, scheduled for January 12, will not only be attended by Bavarian farmers but also by the state association of Bavarian freight forwarders (LBS) as a show of solidarity.
- The agrarian sector in Munich has been particularly vocal in their opposition to the federal government's plans, with agricultural demonstrations planned weekly throughout the protest week.
- Meanwhile, in Augsburg, the week of protests is also being supported by various associations, leading to growing discontent among Bavarian farmers towards the Federal Government's agricultural policies.
- The farmers' association in Munich has called for a peaceful protest rally, distancing themselves from any radical or extreme groups, and urging farmers to express their concerns in a lawful and organized manner.
Source: www.stern.de
