Emmanuel Macron has pledged to reduce taxes for the middle class and warned of the threat of illegal immigration in a bid to end five months of yellow vest protests.
In a televised speech from the Elysee Palace, the French leader said he was committed to tackling the issues raised by the demonstrators - including high taxes, stagnant wages and unemployment. He also unveiled measures to boost pensions, help single parents, ensure a more representative parliament and ease rules on referendums, which he hopes will take the edge of protests that have gone on for 23 consecutive weeks.On immigration, the president said:"To be welcoming, you need to have a house. So we need borders, borders to be respected, we need rules."
And in what might be viewed as another Brexit barb, he said of referendums:"I don't believe in permanent referendums, because referendums don't allow for difficult decisions at the time when they must be made."It remains to be seen whether his intervention will have the desired impact, with critics likely to dismiss his proposals as too little too late.
Mr Macron has already made some concessions, including scrapping tax rises for fuel and on retirees, and bringing in a monthly bonus to increase the minimum wage, but they have made little difference.
Don't think it's blood money they want, you really don't know your people at all!!
EmmanuelMacron refuses to tax the rich
Until you see it in your pay packet do not believe any EU Politician
This has nothing to do with taxation. They want Macron out!
Maybe he’s banking on £39billion from us via the eu .............
If tax cuts for everyone, that will benefit the wealthy more......what a shock!
He needs to be doing more than that he's lose the trust of his people, or elections coming up and he needs the votes.
To late they want him out and who can blame them
Well our muppet Hammond just wants to wind up the British people for MORE TAX. delusional muppet Hammondmustgo
Too little too late I think.
Protests ? Oh, the ones you haven’t been reporting much of for 20 odd weeks.
It's not only about that,its about the mass widening inequality, which is probably even worse in the UK.
Media hasn’t reported what the tax cuts will be. Probably be next to nothing! In the meantime time this news appeases!
Was it ever actually about taxes?
Can’t Baton the Protesters To submission so better try another way hey.
If we stay in the EU it will be us paying for it
Too little too late. What did he think would happen when having his people beaten to a pulp?
It won't be enough. They have the wind in their sails now. Macron is finished.
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