Facing exceptional protests, French President Emmanuel Macron is promising to speed up tax relief for struggling workers and to scrap a tax hike for retirees.
IN PHOTOS: ‘Yellow vest’ protests paralyze France, spill over into Belgium and the Netherlands
The actions were the pledges Macron made on Monday night in his first public comments since protests against his presidency devolved into rioting in the French capital.
The French leader reiterated earlier promises to raise the minimum wage and pledged to abolish taxes on overtime pay starting Jan. 1, several months before schedule.
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He also said a tax hike pensioners faced would be scrapped.
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All of the measures offered had been demanded by the yellow-vested protesters who have led four weeks of increasingly radicalized demonstrations against Macron’s presidency, seen as favouring the rich.
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Macron sits down with unions to calm ‘yellow vest’ clashes -
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Hundreds arrested as ‘yellow vest’ protests rage across Paris -
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Police use water cannon against Yellow Vests protesters in Paris -
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Paris shop looted during Yellow Vests protests -
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French police deploy dogs during ‘yellow vest’ protests at Arc de Triomphe -
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Protesters draped in French flags and yellow vests lie down on the Champs Elysee -
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This is the armoured vehicle France will deploy to curb ‘Yellow Vest’ protests -
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French government suspends fuel tax increases for 6 months in response to ‘Yellow Vest’ protests -
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Yellow vests movement continues to ignite France, three weeks later -
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‘Yellow Vest’ protests escalate turning Paris into battle zone
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