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2024-01-06 12:44:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B87D7C4FFDE482D62A7BD5C046ADA30A0F7FD38C3A9BC6D35E3CF1BEF4536B77
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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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