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In Response to Yellow Vest Protests, Macron Vows to Cut Taxes, Tells Nation It Must Work Harder

HeadlineApr 26, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to cut taxes and increase pensions as part of a package of reforms aimed at quelling the 6-month-old yellow vest protests. Macron outlined his proposals in an over two-hour press conference in which he also told French workers they must work harder.

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