[arista]

The Farmers demand less Tax
and they need Aid
from Macron.


Just on SkyNewsHD Live
that's a great deal of tractors
Blocking the Highway.


[The French government has proposed a
€600m (£420m; $655m) package of urgent
aid for farmers, who have blocked roads for
days in protest at falling prices.
Most of the money will help farmers deal with a cash
crisis by cancelling or deferring tax payments.
But some of the money will help restructure debts.

Farmers said they would assess the plan but
several routes remain blocked.

They accuse supermarkets and the
food industry of keeping prices low,
forcing many of them into bankruptcy.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33621278

[Livia]

You have to hand it to the French. They know how to protest.

[arista]

Sky News Text:
[Hundreds of tractors descended on Paris
as farmers threaten to starve the
French capital in protest against low incomes,
excessive red tape, and rising costs,
writes The Daily Telegraph.]