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2024-01-06 03:31:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 87FE82503E4C1E9CE399E6F681D07B824B9A11EFFEF69202842C16BAA38BFCDD
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Original Note:
No, the protest was not over taxation and the government did not back down. The government said in a statement that it would gradually phase out tax breaks on diesel fuel for farmers over multiple years, rather than cut the benefit abruptly https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-government-backtracks-tax-hikes-farmers-protests
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