President Macron faced with fuel taxation crisis
"We have to think about the measures that can be taken so that these incidents don't happen again,” reported government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux to Europe 1 radio. Last Saturday French protests leave more than 400 people arrested while 133 injured, including 23 members of the security forces. This happened after a demonstration took place 2 weeks ago. During this riot French protestant were reminiscing of “mai soixante huit”demostrations, posing the most difficult challenge Emmanule Macron had been faced in his 18-month-old presidency. This happened after Macron’s decision to raise the fuel tax, leaving the French population to rage in anger when having to cope with their everyday living costs. The price of diesel, the most commonly used fuel in French cars, has risen by around 23% over the past 12 months to an average of €1.51 (£1.32; $1.71) per litre, its highest point since the early 2000s. This year Macron raised its hydrocarbon taxation by 7.9 cent