There's no more money, German minister tells rowdy farmers

FILE PHOTO: German farmers stand at the Strasse des 17. Juni in front of the Brandenburg Gate to prepare one day before a large protest against the cut of farm vehicle tax subsidies of the so-called German Ampel coalition government, in Berlin, Germany, January 14, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/FILE PHOTO

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner took to the stage on Monday in front of thousands of jeering farmers protesting against tax rises and told them there was no money for further subsidies.

Berlin has been brought to a near standstill by the demonstration, which filled one of its central avenues with trucks and tractors as some 10,000 farmers arrived to cap a week of protests that have become a flashpoint for anti-government anger.