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Protesters hold a banner that reads, 'Return the ISF or fortune tax' a call to repeal of the French President's move last year to cut the ISF which was previously levied on high-earners, in the French capital Paris, on the 24th consecutive Saturday of demonstrations called by the 'Yellow Vest' (gilets jaunes) anti-government movement and the Trade Unions on April 27, 2019. Demonstrators are expected to protest on French city streets again for a 24th consecutive week of nationwide protest against the French President's policies and his top-down style of governing, high cost of living, government tax reforms and for more "social and economic justice." France's finance minister promised on April 26, 2019, that some 15 million households would benefit from tax cuts announced by President Emmanuel Macron, but the move did little to calm tempers among "yellow vest" protesters.
Zakaria ABDELKAFI / AFP