PARIS: France has started using its fuel reserves to deal with gasoline shortages caused by strikes and protests over a labor reform bill, AP reports.
Unions protesting plans to weaken worker protections are targeting the nation’s gas tanks, railroads and electricity network. The government has approved the use of fuel stocks for the past two days, according to the head of the group overseeing France’s petroleum industry, UFIP. Francis Duseux said there are about three months of reserves, attributing fuel shortages to panic buying.
