Farmers block highways in Saxony in protest against agricultural subsidy cuts

In protest against the planned cuts to agricultural subsidies, farmers plan to shut down almost all highway access roads in Saxony with tractors on Monday. The blockades are to begin at five in the morning and last until five in the afternoon. Farmers are also planning protests in other federal states.

Drivers must be prepared for considerable restrictions, especially as many other actions such as motorcades and demonstrations have been announced across the country. Other groups are also calling for blockades. However, the farmers' associations distanced themselves in advance from actions planned by political actors - particularly from the right-wing spectrum - in the wake of their protests.

The farmers' protests are directed against cuts to agricultural subsidies. The German government announced on Thursday that it would be withdrawing some of them. However, this is not enough for the farmers.

The traffic light coalition wants to do without the abolition of the motor vehicle tax exemption for agriculture. The abolition of tax concessions for agricultural diesel is to be extended and implemented in several stages over the coming years. From the farmers' point of view, the cuts to agricultural diesel must be completely removed from the table.