In a pre-taped address broadcast on television, Marcon criticized the "inadmissible violence" of the protests and promised to use "all means" to restore calm. The French president promised to speed up tax relief and urged companies to give bonuses to struggling workers by the end of the year. Among his pledges Monday, Macron reiterated his promises to raise the minimum wage and abolish taxes on overtime pay starting Jan. 1 -- several months ahead of schedule. REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: RIOTS IN PARIS STREETS AHEAD OF MACRON ADDRESSFor many protesters, Macron himself, widely seen as disconnected from rank-and-file French, has become the problem. "Macron is there for the rich, not for all the French," 68-year-old retiree Jean-Pierre Meunuer told the Associated Press on Saturday.

Source: Fox News December 10, 2018 14:12 UTC