WORLD : Prices Cut at E. German Shops
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EAST BERLIN — East German shops slashed prices on everything from televisions to sportswear today in a move to compete with a flood of Western products.
The government announced the price cuts just six weeks before East Germany is to implement a free market and merge its economy with West Germany, a major step toward uniting the nations.
Meanwhile, hundreds of farmers driving tractors and trucks left Potsdam for a protest in nearby East Berlin.
Farmers want protection from West European food imports, which are better packaged and often cheaper than East German goods because of European Economic Community subsidies.
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