Macron tries to ease tension
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People who eke out their living on minimum wage would see their salaries risen by around $114 in 2019, said the President on the televised addressed adding that the abolition of tax on OT pay would be implemented and slashing a tax hike on small pensions, admitting it was "unjust". He also added that the government would ask private sectors to pay their employees year-end bonuses if they can
The government on Tuesday will try to convince the lawmakers and public that the president's speech met the demonstrators' demand. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will elaborate the details for members of the house the measures delivers on Monday.
Shortly after the address, many protesters vowed to continue to protest despite the president has shown signs of appeasing them saying "too little, too late".
The "Yellow Vest" movement triggered by oil tax hike three weeks age and joined by tens of thousands of demonstrators results in board up with an estimate $1.5bn in losses on the country's economy. Some information is applied from Al-Jazeera, AFP and AP.
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