Agriculture - Tractor protest on federal highways in eastern Thuringia
Farmers in Jena and the Saale-Holzland district have demonstrated against the abolition of tax concessions with protest marches of around 90 tractors, according to police estimates. According to a police statement on Thursday, the tractors drove at reduced speed and honked their horns loudly, even on main roads. Traffic jams of around 500 meters in length were the result.
The farmers' protest is directed against the planned abolition of tax breaks by the traffic light coalition in Berlin. The tax breaks for agricultural diesel and the tax exemption for agricultural and forestry machinery must be retained, the farmers demand.
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- The demonstrations in eastern Thuringia have led to significant traffic disruptions on the main road, with tractors causing over 500 meters of traffic jams.
- The agricultural subsidies for diesel fuel and tax exemptions for farming and forestry equipment are crucial points in the tractor protest in Jena and the Saale-Holzland district.
- Despite the subsidies and tax breaks being essential for the farming industry, the traffic light coalition in Berlin plans to abolish them, leading to the tractor protest on federal highways.
- The omission of these subsidies could have significant impacts on the agrarian sector in Thuringia, sparking concerns among farmers in Jena and other regions.
- The tractor protest on federal highways in eastern Thuringia is expected to continue unless the traffic light coalition reconsiders its decision to abolish the subsidies for the agricultural sector.
Source: www.stern.de
