Yellow vests will continue to protest until all demands are met – Leading activist
By LAURA CAT
VoiceOfEurope.com
14 December 2018
Yellow Vest lead activist said Thursday that the demonstrations will go ahead for this, the fifth weekend, until all their demands are met.
Priscillia Ludosky said during a press briefing in Versailles, as reported by France Info, “We, ‘gilets jaunes,’ demand a deep cut to taxes on essentials: energy, housing, food, clothes … and a significant cut to salaries, privileges, current and future pensions of senior state officials.”
Government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux has requested the Yellow Vests cancel the rally planned for Saturday.
The failing President Macron’s government has already cancelled the planned hike in diesel taxes, the issue that initially sparked the protests five weeks ago, but protests have grown to include more of the government’s policies and rising living costs.
In response to Monday’s promise by Macron to increase minimum wage and cancel the tax on low-income pensioners, the Yellow Vests state they will continue saying it is not enough.
