Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancelled controversial tax increases on agricultural exports, which sparked months of protests.
Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez said export levies would return to the fixed rates that existed before March. The announcement comes after the country's Senate narrowly rejected the government's proposals on Thursday. Farmers claimed the taxes would be crippling, but the government said they were needed to fight poverty.
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