Traditional May 1 union marches turned violent in France on Monday and presidential election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron attacked far-right rival Marine Le Pen, highlighting the divisions six days before the runoff. Six police officers were hurt in clashes in Paris between masked youths throwing molotov cocktails and riot police who responded with tear gas, as tens of thousands of union activists took to the streets for May Day demonstrations. In a feisty speech, Macron told thousands of his supporters he would defend "free democracy" if voters choose him on Sunday after Le Pen had urged voters to reject "the world of finance, of arrogance, of money as king" she said her opponent embodied.
Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan could increase the national deficit, his Vice President Mike Pence has admitted. The White House has released a one-page outline of their tax plan, which includes proposals to cut the business tax rate to 15 per cent, eliminate the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax, and reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three.
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