The total measures announced by the government to appease the anger of farmers represents an envelope of 400 million euros after new announcements on Thursday, the Ministry of Economy and Finance told AFP.
This envelope of 400 million euros includes the new announcement made Thursday by Gabriel Attal of 150 million euros from this year to relieve the tax and social burden of breeders, as well as the cost of abandoning a planned increase in taxation. on non-road diesel, said the minister.
To this envelope of 400 million euros will be added the partial reimbursement of the tax on non-road diesel, one of the measures announced at the height of the revolt of the agricultural world, which does not represent a new expense, but an advance on the cash flow, figure 200 million euros, Bercy also detailed.
In recent days, the government has increased its announcements of support in the face of the anger of farmers who have organized snail-in-tract tractor operations across the four corners of France and threatened to escalate to Paris and the National Assembly.
The Rungis wholesale market (Val-de-Marne) suffered an intrusion and took dozens of farmers into custody on Wednesday.
After Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s announcements on Thursday, the majority unions FNSEA and Young Farmers called for suspending the blockades in France but promised to remain vigilant on the application of the measures just promised.