Fuel price: government ready for a discount of 30 cents per liter

With the delivery of 20 cents to the pump announced on Friday by Totalenergies, “you would have in certain service stations in France a fuel at 1.50 euros”, estimated Bruno Le Maire.

Le Monde with AFP

In a compromise with the deputies Les Républicains (LR), who called to go “further”, the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, said he was favorable to go from 18 to 30 cents awarded to liter on fuel prices, Saturday July 23.

“The discount could go from 18 to 30 cents of euros in September and October, then switch to 10 in November and 10 in December,” detailed the minister. With the delivery of 20 cents to the pump announced on Friday by Totalenergies, “you would have in certain service stations in France a fuel at 1.50 euros”-a threshold defended by LR, he continued.

withdrawal of republican amendments

Faced with the threat brandished by the deputies of a tax on “superprofits”, the oil giant promised a pump of 20 cents per liter between September and November, then 10 cents until the end of The year.

Bruno Le Maire also proposed to LR deputies the “postponement” of the transport fuel allowance (ICT), targeted on large rollers and popular classes, but criticized by the right, which claims a “generalized” measure. The Mayor has finally mentioned a specific measure for “small rural stations”, also requested by LR.

The Les Républicains group, satisfied by these announcements, withdrew its amendments, paving the way to an adoption of the discount.

/Media reports.