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		</div><p>French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that millions of lower and medium-income motorists will be given 100 euros (£84) in financial assistance to help them cope with rising fuel prices.</p>
<p>Mr Castex said on TF1 television that it was “an exceptional response to an exceptional situation”.</p>
<p>The one-off payment will help about 36 million people who earn less than 2,000 euros (£1,680) a month, including employees, self-employed workers, job seekers and retired people, Mr Castex said. The assistance will start being given in December.</p>
<p>The measure comes amid growing public discontent over a global energy crunch, coming just as many households are struggling to recover from the pandemic economic crisis.</p>
<p>The French government last month promised cash assistance of 100 euros for about 6 million low-income households to help pay their energy bills.</p>
<p>Mr Castex, who had previously announced the government’s decision to freeze natural gas prices, said that measure would last until the end of next year.</p>
<p>The issue is especially sensitive after the anti-government “yellow vest” movement which started in 2018 against a hike in fuel taxes — and was named after the fluorescent jackets French motorists are required to have in their cars.</p>
<p>It quickly turned into a general protest against economic injustice, leading to weekly, sometimes violent demonstrations.</p>
<p>The government’s move also comes ahead of France’s presidential election scheduled in April, where President Emmanuel Macron is expected to run for re-election.</p>
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