French government 'to suspend fuel tax increase'

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Reports say the PM, Édouard Philippe, will announce suspension following protests

The French government will announce it is suspending plans to introduce an eco-fuel tax after three weeks of increasingly violent protests, according to reports in French media. The prime minister,...

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