French PM puts fuel tax hikes on hold after violent protests

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced a six-month moratorium on petrol and diesel tax hikes.

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs.

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs. Source: Getty Images

Paris French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced a six-month moratorium on petrol and diesel tax hikes, after increasingly angry protests across the country in recent weeks.

Planned rises in electricity and gas prices and plans to tighten safety checks on vehicles will also be suspended while a national consultation process takes place, he said.

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