So this is perhaps the most despicable act the French politicians have ever done in France’s history. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe basically came and said: “Ok ok you’re poor and we don’t wanna be overthrown because we are octopuses who can’t just let go of the throne so let’s make a deal, we’ll spare you of more fuel taxes for 6 months afterwards you can go back to be slaves again and pay up even more!”
Hopefully the French people aren’t that stupid to fall for such a “deal” and if anything this should be highly insulting and people should be even more pissed off…
Considering the fact that hundreds have been injured and hundreds more arrested, if they quit now it would have all been in vain. Push forward until Macron resigns!
RT reports:
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced a six-month suspension of the fuel tax hike which triggered massive unrest across the country, saying the measure is aimed at stopping the violence and restoring public order.
The French government will suspend the fuel tax rise for six months to calm down the Yellow Vest protests, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said in a televised speech on Tuesday. He stressed that no tax should endanger public unity and “the violence must stop.”
Philippe said the protests represented “the anger of the France that works hard and struggles to make ends meet.” Despite the concessions, he slammed rioters who assaulted police, saying they will be found and put on trial.
“This anger, you’d have to be deaf or blind not to see it or hear it,” Philippe said in an address. “The French who have donned yellow vests want taxes to drop, and work to pay. That’s also what we want,” the Prime Minister maintained.
The fuel taxes will not rise until they are debated by all stakeholders and the French people. He also promised to increase the minimum wage by 3 percent next year and direct the government to focus on improving living standards.
In a series of tweets published on Tuesday, Philippe assured the public that gas and electricity prices will not go up this winter. He also admitted that more transparency on taxes is needed. “Our taxes are the highest in Europe, our tax system is terribly complex,” he added.
Previously, Philippe’s office has said the prime minister would announce some “measures” favoring the protesters. Culture Minister Franck Riester told reporters Philippe may make “a strong conciliatory gesture in the coming days,” but did not provide any details.
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