German Farmers Converge In Berlin To Protest Higher Taxes

German farmers were expected to fill the streets around Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, in a massive protest to demand a rethink of plans for higher taxes on farming operations, as reported by Thomas Escritt for Reuters.

The protests are expected to draw 3,000 tractors, 2,000 trucks, and 10,000 people from around the country. I Photo: tagesschau

The protests are expected to draw 3,000 tractors, 2,000 trucks, and 10,000 people from around the country and will cap a week of nationwide unrest that has put further strain on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition as it grapples with a budget mess and rising far-right forces.

Finance Minister Christian Lindner plans to address the protesters, and coalition party leaders have invited leaders of the demonstrations for talks.

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