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French PM to announce suspension of fuel tax hikes: government sources

Published: 04 Dec 2018 - 10:30 am | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 09:43 am
A Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protester with the words written of the back of her vest that read, ' Macron (referring to the French President) traitor, the people are hungry' blocks the road leading to the Frontignan oil depot in the south of France, as

A Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protester with the words written of the back of her vest that read, ' Macron (referring to the French President) traitor, the people are hungry' blocks the road leading to the Frontignan oil depot in the south of France, as

AFP

Paris: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is to announce on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax hikes planned for January 1 in a move to end violent "yellow vest" protests against the measure, government sources said Tuesday.

The suspension will be accompanied by other measures aimed at calming two weeks of nationwide demonstrations by the protesters, the sources said.