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Amid ‘Yellow Vest’ Riots, France’s Macron Flinches On Global Warming Fuel Tax

John Bickley

The “Yellow Vest” protesters have won the first battle with French President Emmanuel Macron’s administration, which announced Tuesday that it will suspend the planned fuel tax increases, which are part of its climate change agenda, for at least six months.

In his announcement of the reversal, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe cited the violent protests as the reason the administration has decided to put their global warming fuel tax on hold.

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