After the German and French governments, the Italian government is now also responding to the protesting farmers. On Wednesday, Rome announced tax cuts for farmers.
Parliament Minister Luca Ciriani announced the partial withdrawal of the recently abolished income tax exemption. A tax exemption for agricultural entrepreneurs is being considered, Ciriani said in parliament.
Farmers as important support for the Meloni government
Italian farmers are an important supporter of the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni. Coldiretti, the main agricultural lobby group, maintains close contacts with the government.
Farmers in several European countries have held demonstrations to protest low producer prices, rising costs, cheap imports and the European Union’s climate protection demands. In Germany, the federal government promised farmer concessions. The French government acted similarly. Subsequently, protests in both countries subsided.
Source: Krone
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