German farmers block Berlin streets in protest towards gas subsidy cuts | EUROtoday

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Farmers clogged Berlin streets with their tractors on Monday, honking their horns in protest at a plan to scrap tax breaks on the diesel they use, the climax of per week of protests that has tapped into wider discontent with Germany’s authorities. Over the previous week, farmers have blocked freeway entrances and slowed visitors throughout Germany with their protests, intent on pushing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s authorities to desert the deliberate cuts fully.