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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: 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. The tax increase had been 7.6 cents per litre on diesel and 3.9 cents on petrol in 2018, with a further increase of 6.5 cents on diesel and 2.9 cents on petrol planned for 1 January 2019. The taxes collected on the sale of fuel are: The domestic consumption tax on energy products (TICPE, la Taxe intérieure de consommation sur les produits énergétiques ), which is not calculated based on the price of oil, but rather at a fixed rate by volume. Part of this tax, paid at the pump, goes to regional governments, while another portion goes to the national government. Since 2014, this tax has included a carbon component—increased each year—in an effort to reduce fossil fuel consumption.