Insights and Stories on Subsidies

Jan. 15, 2024 at 9:41 am CST

Berlin has been brought to a near standstill by the demonstration, which filled one of its central avenues with trucks and tractors as some 10,000 farmers arrived to cap a week of protests against taxes that have become a flashpoint for anti-government anger.

By Reuters, Thomas Escritt

Jan. 8, 2024 at 9:24 am CST

German farmers blocked roads with tractors on Monday, kicking off a week of protests against plans to phase out agricultural subsidies with nationwide action that ministers have warned could be co-opted by the far-right.

By Reuters

Jan. 4, 2024 at 9:23 am CST

Germany's coalition government has agreed to change its 2024 budget plans, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, after subsidy cuts proposed to bring spending in line with debt rules angered farmers.

By Reuters

Dec. 18, 2023 at 1:20 pm CST

According to next year's budget, a partial tax refund on agricultural diesel, along with a tax exemption for agricultural vehicles, will be abolished to meet the saving targets - a measure farmers said would threaten their livelihood and the competitiveness of Germany's agricultural sector.

By Reuters, Riham Alkousaa, Swantje Stein

Mar. 8, 2023 at 2:59 pm CST

Rabat/Paris | Reuters — Morocco, a major cereal importer, has modified its wheat import subsidy scheme to make it easier for companies to bring in cargoes from the Black Sea region, an official at state grain agency ONICL said on Wednesday. The revision, also reported by traders, means that as […]

By Ahmed Eljechtimi, Gus Trompiz