This Monday was full of events. In France, President Macron finally addressed the Nation following four weeks of all-France protests against fuel tax…
“Yellow Vests” have finally moved a presidential bear from his lair. In the language of Orwell’s “1984”, Macron used doublespeak, promising tax cuts and minimum wage hikes together with blaming his predecessors for the poor state of affairs in France, and with the promise that he will “not go back”…
The president then announced that the “minimal wages will be … increased by €100 ($113) per month” starting in May 2019. He also pledged to cancel taxes on overtime labor and introduce special tax exemptions for people earning less than €2,000 ($2,270) per month.
No mention of fuel tax.
You can see his full statement below:
Duration: 12:45
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will submit his version of crisis measures to the parliament tomorrow, on Tuesday, Dec 11th… Only then we will see what will be with the fuel tax, which was an actual fuel for this protests.
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