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Yellow vests movement
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Contents
Background
General discontentment
Diesel
Fuel prices
Speed limit reduction
Economic reforms
Yellow vest symbol
Origin
Timeline
Main article: Timeline of the yellow vests movement
2018
17 November: "Act I"
24 November: "Act II"
1 December: "Act III"
8 December: "Act IV"
10 December: Macron's televised address
15 December: "Act V"
22 December: "Act VI"
29 December: "Act VII"
2019
5 January: "Act VIII"
12 January: "Act IX"
19 January: "Act X"
26 January: "Act XI"
2 February: "Act XII"
16 February: "Act XIV"
16 March: "Act XVIII"
7 September: "Act XLIII"
21 September: "Act XLV"
2020
25 July
12 September
10–12 October
Anti-security protests
2020
2021
Fatalities and injuries
Impact
Adama Committee and Nuit Debout
Students protesting against the government's educational reforms
Christmas shopping season
Vinci growth
Tourism
Cultural impact
Reactions and counter-protest
Comparisons
Foulards rouges (red scarves)
Concerns about extremist elements in the movement
Protests outside France adopting yellow vests as a symbol
Belgium
Other countries or regions
Notable members
See also
References
External links

Content: The 1979 oil crisis prompted efforts to curb petrol (gasoline) use, while taking advantage of diesel fuel availability and diesel engine efficiency. The French manufacturer Peugeot has been at the forefront of diesel technology, and from the 1980s, the French government favoured this technology. A reduction in VAT taxes for corporate fleets also increased the prevalence of diesel cars in France. In 2015, two out of every three cars purchased consumed diesel fuel. Fuel prices
The price of petrol (SP95-E10) decreased during 2018, from €1.47 per litre (USD $6.24/gallon) in January to €1.43 per litre (USD $6.07/gallon) in the last week of November. Prices of petrol and diesel fuel increased by 15 percent and 23 percent respectively between October 2017 and October 2018. The world market purchase price of petrol for distributors increased by 28 percent over the previous year; for diesel, by 35 percent. Costs of distribution increased by 40 percent. VAT included, diesel taxes increased by 14 percent over one year and petrol taxes by 7.5 percent.