# Cabinet diesel-subsidy cuts trigger nationwide farmer protests

Date: 2024

In December 2023 and January 2024, after the Karlsruhe hole, the cabinet moved to cut agricultural diesel subsidies. Farmers blocked roads in January 2024. Some cuts were later softened. The sequence is a completed fiscal act plus a public-order cost.

## People

- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-farmers-block-roads-protest-against-subsidy-cuts-2024-01-08/
- https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/subventionen-landwirtschaft-2251026

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-farmer-diesel-cuts-2024