Macron to speed up tax cuts, raise wages at 'historic time' for France
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a special address to the nation, his first public comments after four weeks of nationwide 'yellow vest' (gilet jaune) protests, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a TV screen at the motorway toll booth in La Ciotat
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a computer screen in Sainte-Eulalie
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a TV screen in Bouguenais
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a TV screen in Bouguenais
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron who addresses the nation about the "yellow vests" crisis on a TV screen in Gaillon
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a computer screen in Sainte-Eulalie
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron who addresses the nation about the "yellow vests" crisis on a TV screen in Gaillon
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Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a TV screen in Bouguenais
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- 10/13
Protesters wearing yellow vests watch French President Emmanuel Macron on a TV screen at the motorway toll booth in La Ciotat
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A protester wearing a yellow vest speaks to a lorry driver at a roundabout in Fontaine-Notre-Dame
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Yellow vest protesters are gather at their makeshift shelter near the Nantes Atlantique Airport as the "yellow vests" movement continues, in Bouguenais
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A protester wearing a yellow vest is seen inside a makeshift shelter where they meet and take their meals near the Nantes Atlantique Airport as the "yellow vests" movement continues, in Bouguenais
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to cut taxes for pensioners and raise the minimum wage in January but refused to reinstate a wealth tax, as he sought to respond to a wave of protests that have challenged his authority.
"We will respond to the economic and social urgency with strong measures, by cutting taxes more rapidly, by keeping our spending under control, but not with U-turns," Macron said in a TV address to the nation.
(Reporting by Michel Rose; editing by John Irish)