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A commission of German agricultural leaders and experts are set to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday to discuss possible measures to ease financial strains in the sector, following weeks of angry protests by farmers in the country. The demonstrations over the winter were triggered by plans by Scholz’s government to cut diesel fuel subsidies for farmers as part of a broader package of budget cuts and tax hikes. The agricultural commission is expected to propose other relief measures to help offset the diesel subsidy cuts and make life easier for Germany’s farmers, who have complained of i…

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