Farmers' protest started in the capital of Germany. Five thousand tractors and cars were brought to Berlin. The most important roads were blocked and a demonstration began in front of the Brandenburg Gate. It is estimated that around 20,000 demonstrators turned out to protest against the removal of tax credits on diesel fuel.
Monday at 11:30 Farmers' protest began in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate. Some of the protesters started arriving in the German capital over the weekend, and some arrived on Monday night.
– It was a restless night for the people of Belin – Polsat News correspondent Tomas Leiman said. Berlin's biggest streets are blocked, causing serious traffic delays.
Farmers protest in Berlin. Thousands of demonstrators in front of the Brandenburg Gate
According to preliminary estimates, he appeared in the city About 20 thousand farmers and five thousand tractors, agricultural machines and trucks.
“This will be the culmination of protests that have been going on for a week now, by which farmers want to prevent the withdrawal of the subsidized plan. Tax credits on diesel fuelBild reports.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted that Germany was in a difficult situation. Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner joins the protesters and announces that fuel subsidies will be partially removed.
Protests in Germany. Billions of euros are blocked
There is a reason for the problems Blockage of joints, which the German government had planned for different purposes. Talking about something 60 billion euros, whose payment was stopped by the German Constitutional Court.
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According to the decision, the money, which was originally intended to fight the pandemic, cannot now be used otherwise. Protests are taking place in other cities as well, including Chemnitz, Freiburg and Bitburg.
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