Some Paris businesses still closed after protest damage
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(11 Dec 2018) Businesses and banks in Paris were repairing windows and clearing up on Tuesday following violent demonstrations that started with protests against fuel tax increases. After weeks of often violent demonstrations by so-called "yellow vest" protesters, French President Emmanuel Macron responded Monday with measures to boost the spending power of retirees and workers, including a 100-euro hike in the minimum monthly wage. Griveaux said the government will make savings in the state budget to help finance the measures. The protests, including blockades of roads, have also caused substantial economic losses to businesses that have lost customers in city and town centers hit by rioting. Fallout from the protests so far could cost France 0.1 percent of gross domestic product in the last quarter of the year, French Finance Minister Le Maire warned Monday. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c821fce3d08e5768e23ac6b64376b3f2
