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massed around the obelisk in the capital and in front of the presidential palace. Protests extended across the country. In Buenos Aires, hours after Fernández attacked farmers for their two-week strike and "abundant" profits, there were violent incidents between government supporters and protesters,
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refers to the conflict between the Argentine national government and the 4 entities that represented the agriculture sector. The crisis began in March 2008 with four agricultural sector employers organizations taking direct action such as road blocks to protest against the decision of the government
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like wheat and corn, rather than export crops such as soybeans. Farmers, on the other hand, felt that the export duties were already too high. The move led to a nationwide lockout by farming associations, starting on March 11, with the aim of forcing the government to back down on the new taxation
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introduced a new sliding-scale taxation system for agricultural exports, effectively raising levies on soybean exports to 44% from 35% at the time of the announcement. The aim was to raise government funds for social investment by increasing the government's share of returns from rising world grain
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casting the decisive, tie-breaking vote against the measure. With the defeat of the farm exports tax bill in the Senate, it was expected that the four-month confrontation between the Kirchner administration and the agricultural sector over farm export levies will come to an expedient (if only
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On July 18, the Argentine government officially revoked Resolution 125. Levies on agricultural exports returned to March 10 levels (i.e. before the controversial Resolution 125 was imposed by a presidential decree).
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in support of the Argentine leadership. Fernández de Kirchner called on farmers to act "as part of a country, not as owners of a country".
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Knowledge (XXG) article at ]; see its history for attribution.
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On April 1, the government organised a rally during which thousands of pro-government protesters marched through downtown
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Because of the farmers' strikes, mass protests and road blocks in various parts of the country, President
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and the police was accused of wilfully turning a blind eye. The media was harshly critical of
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narrowly approved the government's tax package on agricultural exports by a vote of 129-122.
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rejected the government's grain exports tax measure by a vote of 37-36, with Vice President
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However, in the early morning of July 17, after seventeen hours of tense debate, the
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speak out against the government and the resignation of Economy Minister
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was forced to send the government's farm exports tax proposal to the
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scheme. As a result, on March 25 thousands of demonstrators
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
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Martín Lousteau
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food prices
staple foods
banging pots
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Buenos Aires
El País
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Argentine Congress
Argentine lower house
Argentine Senate
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History of Argentina — The recovery
Alfredo de Angeli
Federación Agraria Argentina

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