Argentina lawmakers approve farm export tax hike

(Updates with farmers' reaction, details) By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES, July 5 (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house of Congress narrowly approved a bill on Saturday backing a controversial rise in soy export taxes that President Cristina Fernandez imposed in March over stiff opposition from farmers. The bill, which still needs Senate approval, passed 129 to 122 in the lower house after 19 hours of debate. Hoping to defuse a...

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