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Are French protests just about fuel tax hikes? RTs Boom Bust finds out

As France reels from the chaos of the massive Yellow Vest protests, RTs Boom Bust looks at the core of peoples discontent – and fuel tax hikes are just a tip of the iceberg.

RTs correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij, who covered the rallies and was caught in the midst of the violence, sat in with host Bart Chilton to discuss President Emmanuel Macrons concessions after four consecutive weeks of nationwide mayhem.

READ MORE: Les Miserables? France is the new tax hell in Europe and beyond

The rallies have uncovered much deeper problems within the French society, the journalist explained, as people cannot cope with unbearable living costs and the governments failures to address this state of affairs.

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