France Suspends Fuel Tax Hikes To Appease Protest Movement

French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax hikes, a major U-turn in an effort to appease a protest movement that plunged Paris into chaos last weekend. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris.

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