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2024-01-06 04:37:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8ABAF1D23AC01BDB8A4FBE8CF81A3F1CF126651CBE478E2D92937A4557B338A0
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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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