Restaurateurs in Germany began striking against tax increases, FOCUS Online reports on January 9.
It should be noted that in Germany not only farmers and transporters are on strike, but also public catering establishments have stopped working. They protest against the increase in VAT.
Several German restaurants have announced that they will participate in the “Without us there is no food” campaign, in which representatives of the agricultural sector and transport companies already participate.
Many businesses in several German cities remain closed. The hotel sector wants to protest against the federal government’s decision to rescind the reduced VAT rate on food due to the coronavirus epidemic and the energy crisis.
Starting January 1, companies will have to pay VAT to the tax authorities in the amount of 19% of profits. Previously, a reduced rate of 7% was applied.
“Ultimately, all participating industry associations are united by one goal: food must remain affordable. “Without farmers there is no food.”said Angela Inselkammer, president of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bavaria.
“Our family business is being systematically destroyed. “It was small and medium-sized businesses that made Germany great and guided it through all the crises.””added the association’s regional director, Thomas Geppert.
Let us remember that on January 8, the largest strike in history began in Germany, which will last five days. Farmers, railway workers, freight transporters and other workers participate in it.
Such a large-scale event is taking place in the country for the first time since 1948, when mass protests swept through German cities over currency reform and its consequences.
Then, more than 9 million workers refused to go to their workplaces. The German government, headed by Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, quickly resolved the problems of the workers and accepted their demands in order to quickly reconcile the indignant masses, whose number reached 79% of the total number of workers in the country.
Since then, Germany has not seen mass protests related to a collective work stoppage. Now the farmers have started a general strike, which has been joined by train drivers, drivers, doctors, fishermen, restaurant workers and other industries. They oppose the Traffic Light Coalition’s plans to cut and eliminate subsidies used in agriculture, manufacturing, health care and other sectors.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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