{"id":25195,"date":"2021-11-15T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25195"},"modified":"2021-11-15T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T13:39:57","slug":"farmers-protest-with-free-baskets-of-fruits-and-vegetables-for-passers-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/farmers-protest-with-free-baskets-of-fruits-and-vegetables-for-passers-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers protest with free baskets of fruits and vegetables for passers-by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of farmers from the area marched along the city\u2019s main boulevard towards the municipality, holding signs that read \u2018without farmers, there\u2019s no food\u2019 and calling on the government to meet their demands.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are the farmers demanding?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>1 \u2013 Direct subsidies for farmers, no less than 10 LEK per kilogram, clearly visible in all tax receipts.<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 Exporters ask for 30 LEK per kilogram, which should be provided directly from the Customs Directory without additional bureaucratic procedures.<\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Equalization of VAT tax when selling and VAT tax when purchasing.<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 Nullify the new measure introduced in the 2022 fiscal package planning to add 10% of VAT tax to agricultural inputs.<\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Government should take necessary measures in order to check for the quality of agricultural products; set up accredited labs that are accessible by all.<\/p>\n<p>6 \u2013 Government should regulate commercial relationships within the agricultural sector by law, between farmers and bad traders that don\u2019t pay their bills on time.<\/p>\n<p>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. 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