Tens of thousands of protestors in Germany took to the streets in response to the energy crisis and a new government package that many call an unfair distribution of funds
Protesters marched in Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hannover, Stuttgart, Dresden and Frankfurt-am-Main, holding signs bearing slogans on everything from lowering inflation to switching off nuclear power and more energy price subsidies for the poor.
Around 24,000 people participated, according to Greenpeace, one of the organisers. Police said about 1,800 protesters gathered in Berlin."We want to show that we urgently need financial relief for citizens that is socially balanced. The government is doing a lot but it is distributing funds with a watering can. People with lower income need more support than the wealthy," said Andrea Kocsis, deputy chair of ver.di, one of the unions organising the protests.
The package includes a one-off payment to cover one monthly gas bill for households and small and medium-sized businesses and a mechanism to limit prices from March.for households and industry retroactively from March for spot prices and from December for future prices, with additional funding drawn from electricity companies' profits.
German inflation in September hit its highest level in more than a quarter of a century at 10.9%, driven up by higher energy costs. "I would find it better if we distributed in a more just way. There are millionaires saying they want to pay more tax. I'm not seeing anything happening on that front," said Ulrich Franz, a protester in Berlin.Reporting by Leon Malherbe, Oliver Denzer, Writing by Victoria Waldersee
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