French transport minister to meet motorway firms on Jan 14 over prices

French transport minister Elisabeth Borne said she would meet with motorways operators on Monday to discuss ways to help consumers' spending power, as anti-government protests continue.

"I am asking them to take into account the concerns of the French people over their spending power. I am seeing them on Monday and we will look at their proposals together," Borne told Europe 1 radio on Friday.

French motorway operator Sanef said earlier this week it was working on proposals to cushion the impact on drivers of a planned hike in toll charges, following a government request as nationwide protests over high living costs continue.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)