March 24, 2004

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  Lederhosen Subsidies Axed as Germany Tightens Belt

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany can no longer afford state aid to help its yodellers buy Lederhosen, the Bavarian government said Tuesday.
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  "We no longer want to sponsor the Lederhosen with subsidies," Bavarian Premier Edmund Stoiber said, ignoring outcries from traditional folk groups, some of whom have threatened to boycott the opening parade of the Munich Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival.
  

  
  

  The Alpine state had previously provided the 300,000 members of its folklore groups with half a million euros in state funds to help buy traditional Bavarian attire such as the leather shorts.  
  

  
  

  A good pair of goat suede leather Lederhosen will set you back 149.90 euros ($185).

  
  

   

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