The Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, rejected Tuesday, November 20, any "gesture" to meet the claims of yellow vests. He estimates that "a penny here, two cents there" would not appease their anger.
Bruno Le Maire, spoke on the movement of yellow vests, this Tuesday at the micro franceinfo . He said he measured "deep inside" the "desperation" of the French who have been demonstrating for some since Saturday. He also promised that the government would correct the "fiscal drift" of the last ten years. "This is the situation we found. [...] We are reversing this trend for the first time, " he said, citing the gradual abolition of the housing tax.
"I believe in the constancy of a policy"
"There is a territorial tear in France, as we know, [...] there are millions of French people who are afraid of 'falling'," he continued. "I do not believe in actions, I believe in the constancy of a policy and in the obstinacy of obtaining results for the French," he said while asked whether the government would respond the protesters' demands. "The gesture, what would it be? It would be to give a dime here, two cents there? Do you think that will satisfy the French who are anxious today, are angry, who manifest? He said.
#LiliesJaunes Bruno The Mayor dismisses any "gesture" - "a dime here, two cents there" will not appease the anger, said the Minister of Economy https://t.co/arppVVxPUv pic.twitter.com/ T4gwAFCTWG
- franceinfo (@franceinfo) November 20, 2018The "yellow vests" are still targeting, Tuesday, highways and oil depots that the police are working to unlock, the fourth day of a movement. The latest developments in the mobilization are to follow live on Ouest-france.fr in this article.