‘You’re right,’ French president tells opponents of fuel tax hike 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday told critics of fuel tax hikes “you’re right” after 1.15 million people signed a petition following violent “yellow vest” protests. Macron called the petition, which suggests several ways to fight fossil fuel pollution without raising fuel taxes, a “citizens’ act”. I am responding to you directly, you are right,” Macron wrote to the million plus people who signed the petition at the website Change.org. He reminded the petition signers that his government has canceled the planned increase in fuel tax and that no hikes in gas and electricity prices would be made during the winter.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 20, 2018 20:37 UTC