Agriculture - Farmers continue to demonstrate: With tractors on the A7
Farmers in Lower Saxony also demonstrated with their tractors on Thursday in protest against the federal government's austerity plans. In the afternoon, there were tractor gatherings near Soltau (Heidekreis) at the Soltau Ost and Soltau Süd slip roads to the Hamburg-Hannover highway 7, according to a police spokesman.
Despite an order not to drive onto the highway, around ten farmers drove their tractors past the barriers and onto the highway. The police spokesman said that it was being investigated whether the farmers' behavior was covered by the right of assembly. Later in the afternoon, a large procession of around 100 tractors drove along the highway towards Soltau. The farmers' protest actions reportedly led to traffic obstructions.
According to the police, several tractors and a truck gathered in the parking lot of the tax office in Cloppenburg on Thursday night. The farmers were offered a parking space, where some vehicles were parked. Dung had already been dumped in front of the Green Party office in Cloppenburg on Wednesday evening. The police said that state security had begun an investigation.
The traffic light government is planning to abolish regulations on agricultural diesel and vehicle tax exemptions in order to achieve savings in the federal budget. The savings plans threaten farmers with high additional costs.
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- The farmers in Lower Saxony, seeking to voice their concerns about the federal government's savings plan, planned a demonstration in Soltau, similar to the one where they drove tractors on the A7.
- The Police in Cloppenburg were investigating after reports of tractors and a truck gathering in the tax office parking lot on Thursday night, following disposal of dung near the Green Party office the previous evening.
- In response to the government's proposal to abolish agricultural diesel and vehicle tax exemptions to cut costs, farmers in Hamburg and surrounding areas announced demonstrations with tractors, like those in Soltau and Cloppenburg.
- The evolving situation with farmers protesting across the region has spurred the Federal Government to consider granting subsidies to help offset the potential financial burdens brought on by the savings plan and vehicle tax changes.
- A spokesperson for the Police in Lower Saxony revealed that farmers in the area have been working together to steer their demonstrations, inviting fellow agriculturists from neighboring counties like Lüneburg and Harburg to join in the call for amendments to the savings plan.
- Despite the ongoing demonstrations and potential legal consequences, farmers in regions such as Lüneburg and Soltau remain adamant in their intentions to safeguard their agricultural subsidies and maintain affordable farming in the face of the government's new policies.
Source: www.stern.de
