Farmers in blocks: Meetings for decisions ahead of nationwide meeting

After yesterday's meeting with the Prime Minister, the farmers are discussing their next step in the road blockade. Government proposal Advance payment of special consumption tax on cheap electricity and agricultural oil.

17:00 Farmers meeting of Thessaly According to more information, there are many people who view the government package positively. Above all, the government's commitment to a new meeting with Thessaly farmers is imminent, which is seen as a positive.

The The final results of the farmers will be taken tomorrow, ThursdayAt 12:00 p.m., at the Pan-Hellenic meeting of farmers in Larissa, with Proposal to land in Athens Always be “on the table”.

It is clear from the government side Any benefits are exhausted On the farmers' side, the financial structure and the country's finances are specific, emphasised Stavros Keletis Speaking in the first table. “Henceforth farmers should consider the situation responsibly, appreciate what the government is giving and take their decisions from there.» said the Deputy Minister of Rural Development.

The government representative described the government's intervention to reduce electricity prices for farmers as substantial and reasonable. As stated Pavlos Marinakis In an interview with SKAI, the farmers respectfully await the government's decision on the future of their mobilizations. However, he made it clear that it is an absolute obligation for the government that citizens can move freely, and he made it clear that he did not think we would get to this point.

«We are always in constant dialogue with all producers because we believe in having open doors, having dialogue, having open ears and talking to find realistic solutions. Only in this way can we move forward and tackle specific issues” Deputy Minister of Rural Development pointed out to ERT Dionysis stamenitis.

However, the farmers' first reactions revealed disappointment as they said immediately after the meeting that not all their demands had been met. At the same time, they say The struggle must continue and the blocks must be strengthened to meet the demands of survival as much as possible. It has been advocated by the country's agrarian movement for so long”.

«Not all our demands were met[…]We will take decisions in our blocks. We believe that our struggle must continue and the restrictions must be strengthened to satisfy as much as possible the demands for survival that the country's agrarian movement has been making for so long.said among other things A member of the Panhellenic Bloc group, Rizos Maroudas.

«You always win something in a negotiation, but we have no room to lose. So, as you understand, as far as it is concerned, whether it is profit or withdrawal, only the farmers are qualified to decide. What I have to say is that there was a constructive and mostly meaningful conversation […]Farmers will answersaid Yiannis Panakis, vice-president of Panzerai Agricultural Association.

«By escalating the fightFarmers continue their mobilisation, closing toll roads to trucks only and driving to Athens with tractors. Yannis Stralis, Panchayat committee member of farmer constituencies who participated in yesterday's meeting with the Prime Minister.

«Needless to say, we were not satisfied with the results of our demands to the Prime Minister. Implicitly but clearly we get nothing. There is no agricultural oil in the 2024 budget. He announced 82 million with two-day accruals. He told us: Now 40 in March and 40 in November” insisted Kostas MitrodemosMember of Coordinating Committee of Platycampos Farmers.

For relief measures announced after the meeting of the 15-member committee with the Prime Minister, Farmers in Platykampos Larisa and Aegialia constituencies were informed. New public meetings have been decided in Platigambo, Trikala and Karditsa, where the proposal for a tractor landing to Athens is expected to be put on the carpet again next Monday.

New proposals of Govt

During the meeting with the 15-member group of farmers, the Prime Minister indicated the government's willingness to provide solutions to their demands in the light of fiscal balance and social justice. New support packageWhere including:

• Cheap power for all farmers for 2+8 years.
• Advance payment of special consumption tax of 40 million euros at the end of March.

A new government initiative, which will primarily be funded Energy Transition FundEnsures that specified by “blue” administrators, Very low cost in rural areas.

The plan, in the form of bilateral long-term agreements, will begin on April 1 and will worry the entire agricultural world.

For the first two years, Prices will be determined and structured as follows:

• Owners of rural power lines belonging to cooperative schemes or non-dues contract farmers: 9.3 cents per kilowatt hour.
• Other non-dues rural electricity subscribers: 9.8 cents per kilowatt hour.
• Owners of rural power lines belonging to cooperative schemes or contract farmers with overdue loans: 10.5 cents per kilowatt hour.
• Other rural electrification payers: 11 cents per kilowatt hour.
• For the remaining 8 years, for 1/3 of the specific benefit consumption, the price is flat and fixed at 9 cents per kilowatt hour.