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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Tuesday (4) the suspension of the revision of the fuel tax, scheduled for January 1, to appease the spirits and prevent further demonstrations. "yellow vests".
To end the protests, the French government suspends fuel increase | World
France decides to suspend the fuel tax increase
The government also announced the temporary suspension of the fuel tax from more stringent technical inspections of cars (planned for l. next year) and guaranteeing that, until May, the price of the electricity tariff will not be increased until May.
The increase in fuel taxes, as well as the decline in the purchasing power of the French, is the cause of the protests of the so-called "yellow vests", born within the countries and arrived in the big cities after being reinforced in social networks
Last weekend, 136,000 people took to the streets of any Saturday 1st, the confrontation of the demonstrators with the police on the 39; avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris ended with 130 wounded and more than 400 inmates.
For President Emmanuel Macron, it was necessary to raise taxes to fight climate change and protect the environment.
But the movement has become a general revolt against Macron, which many criticize for having put in place policies that would only favor the wealthiest members of French society.
High school students also protest against changes in colleges and universities and have decided to block about 100 schools across the country. In Aubervilliers, north of Paris, seven teenagers were arrested after the riot police appealed to Jean-Pierre Timbaud College, where a car was overturned and garbage dumps burned.
Fire of a car in front of the school Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Aubervilliers, during student demonstrations. against government reforms in education – Photo: Thomas Samson / AFP
Macron evaluated the possibility of setting up the state of emergency after the worst period of riots these last years. But Monday (3), Secretary of State for the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, said that the decree was not on the agenda.
The movement bearing the symbol "yellow vest", mandatory for French vehicles, began on 17 November. The mobilization quickly spread across social networks and protests affected major French cities, causing significant damage over the past three weekends.
It enjoys the support of two French in three and a petition "for a reduction in the price of gasoline" that has exceeded one million signatures.
The first national day of protest mobilized 282,000 people, the second about 106,000 people (8,000 in Paris). Last weekend they were 136 thousand.
Stunned, the government is unable to dialogue with representatives of the movement, born in social networks, disengaged from any political or trade union leadership.
The announcements of President Macron – a device to limit the impact of fuel taxes, as well as a "grand dialogue" – have not convinced and the climate of tension continues .
The movement has already begun to cross the borders of France. A hundred Belgian "yellow vests" also appeared on Friday (30) in Brussels.
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