BABINA GREDA, Oct 20 (Hina) - Peasants protesting Wednesday morning blocked traffic on the Zagreb-Lipovac highway near Babina Greda in Eastern Croatia (bordering with Yugoslavia). According to the Vukovar-Srijem County Croatian
Peasants' Alliance secretary, Stjepan Turek, traffic will resume after 5pm when the protesters will stop their rally. Peasants blocked traffic requesting disbursement for agricultural products, wheat particularly. Furthermore, they are requesting the rescinding of the Value added Tax for production material in agriculture, the protection of domestic production by relieving fuel for agricultural mechanisation and fishing boats from taxes and customs, and a timely publishing of a text of an agreement between Croatia and the World Trade Organisation.(hina) lml jn
BABINA GREDA, Oct 20 (Hina) - Peasants protesting Wednesday morning
blocked traffic on the Zagreb-Lipovac highway near Babina Greda in
Eastern Croatia (bordering with Yugoslavia).
According to the Vukovar-Srijem County Croatian Peasants' Alliance
secretary, Stjepan Turek, traffic will resume after 5pm when the
protesters will stop their rally.
Peasants blocked traffic requesting disbursement for agricultural
products, wheat particularly.
Furthermore, they are requesting the rescinding of the Value added
Tax for production material in agriculture, the protection of
domestic production by relieving fuel for agricultural
mechanisation and fishing boats from taxes and customs, and a
timely publishing of a text of an agreement between Croatia and the
World Trade Organisation.
(hina) lml jn