Federal Council takes budget financing law off the agenda. Federal Council will not address the federal government's planned and controversial cancellation of diesel tax breaks for farmers.
Budget financing law, which contains the measure, is not on the state chamber's agenda on Friday. The Federal Council does not have to approve the Budget Financing Act, but could object and appeal to the Mediation Committee. The traffic light coalition plans to gradually reduce subsidies for agricultural diesel. This is already a slimmed-down version of the original austerity plans, against which there were massive protests.