Greek farmers hand out food in protest at high production costs

6 February 2013 Last updated at 14:11 ET Help

Farmers in Athens have been giving away free fruit and vegetables at a mock market outside the Agriculture Ministry in protest at high rates of fuel tax and VAT costs.

Fifty tonnes of produce were handed out to crisis-hit Greeks consumers in just a few hours.

Tom Santorelli reports.

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