Farmers of the central Albanian area known as Myzeqe continued their demonstrations today by offering citizens of Lushnje free baskets of fruits and vegetables as a sign of protest, while marching and asking as a collective, to have the government change several of the clauses presented in the fiscal package of the 2022 State Budget.
Dozens of farmers from the area marched along the city’s main boulevard towards the municipality, holding signs that read ‘without farmers, there’s no food’ and calling on the government to meet their demands.
What are the farmers demanding?
1 – Direct subsidies for farmers, no less than 10 LEK per kilogram, clearly visible in all tax receipts.
2 – Exporters ask for 30 LEK per kilogram, which should be provided directly from the Customs Directory without additional bureaucratic procedures.
3 – Equalization of VAT tax when selling and VAT tax when purchasing.
4 – Nullify the new measure introduced in the 2022 fiscal package planning to add 10% of VAT tax to agricultural inputs.
5 – Government should take necessary measures in order to check for the quality of agricultural products; set up accredited labs that are accessible by all.
6 – Government should regulate commercial relationships within the agricultural sector by law, between farmers and bad traders that don’t pay their bills on time.
On Friday, a group of farmers from the district of Berat, staged a protest that ended up in a physical altercation with the police, at the intersection of Plug in Lushnje. The reason for their protest was price hikes, especially in regards to pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
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