Argar policy - Lower Saxony calls for agricultural austerity plans to be abandoned
Lower Saxony's state government is taking the side of agriculture in the dispute over the federal government's agricultural austerity plans. Together with five industry associations, Minister President Stephan Weil (SPD) and Agriculture Minister Miriam Staudte (Greens) called on the federal government and the governing factions in the Bundestag to stop the plans on Thursday. The leaders of the traffic light coalition had agreed to increase the tax on agricultural diesel and to introduce vehicle taxes for agricultural vehicles.
Weil criticized that agriculture - one of the most important economic sectors in Lower Saxony - would be disproportionately burdened by the federal government's austerity package. "Lower Saxony is a very important agricultural state," said Weil. "We as the state government expressly want it to stay that way."
The appeal was supported by the Landvolk, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft, the Land schafft Verbindung organization, the Bund der deutschen Milchviehhalter and the Landesvereinigung ökologischer Landbau.
According to the state government, Lower Saxony is the number one agricultural state in Germany in terms of production value. Livestock farming for the production of meat, milk and eggs plays a major role in this.
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- Stephan Weil, the Minister President of Lower Saxony, stated that agriculture, being one of the state's crucial economic sectors, should not be disproportionately affected by the Federal Government's austerity package, as it would risk affecting Lower Saxony's status as a leading agricultural state in Germany.
- The Federal Government's agreement to increase the tax on agricultural diesel and introduce vehicle taxes for agricultural vehicles was met with strong resistance from the state government of Lower Saxony, led by Stephan Weil and Miriam Staudte, as well as five industry associations.
- In a joint call to the Federal Government and the governing factions in the Bundestag, the state government of Lower Saxony, along with the associations, requested the abandonment of the agricultural austerity plans, stating that they would place an undue burden on the agricultural sector in Lower Saxony.
- The SPD-led Minister President, Stephan Weil, expressed concern that the Federal Government's austerity package would negatively impact the agrarian economy in Lower Saxony, a state famous for its livestock farming and robust agricultural production.
- The state government of Lower Saxony, having support from several industry organizations including the Landvolk and Bund der deutschen Milchviehhalter, emphasized that the agricultural sector provides substantial economic value to the state, warranting careful consideration in any federal policy decisions.
- The federal government's proposed agricultural austerity plans, which include an increase in the tax on agricultural diesel and vehicle taxes for agricultural vehicles, have become a contentious issue between Lower Saxony's state government and the Federal Government, potentially impacting the broader economic policy decisions for Germany.
- In response to the Federal Government's push for agricultural austerity plans, Lower Saxony sought subsidies to support its agrarian sector, with an aim to steer the state's economy towards a more sustainable and robust agricultural future, ensuring the well-being of both the producers and household consumers.
Source: www.stern.de
