MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s government, business leaders and agricultural groups agreed on Monday to prevent increases in the cost of basic goods after a gasoline price hike sparked daily and sometimes violent protests.

As thousands marched again in Mexico City, President Enrique Pena Nieto did not signal any backpedaling on the government’s unpopular decision to increase gasoline prices by up to 20.1 percent.

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