Like most motorists, you probably have trouble refueling your car. And this is quite normal, given that the price of gasoline and diesel fuel has been particularly high in the last two years. An increase that then coincided with the beginning war in Ukraine, and which then remained at high prices. The reason is punitive taxation, as well as various conflicts around the world, not to mention increased demand and falling production. All this then creates an explosive cocktail, which motorists ultimately enjoy.

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End of operations

However, it is true that the price of fuel has fallen slightly in recent weeks. Of course, nothing surprising, but the price varies around 1.75-1.80 euros per liter depending on the type. If it remains very expensive, it is no longer expensive enough for a government that has decided not to pay a €100 fuel cheque. But that’s not all, because distributors also want to stop giving gifts to motorists. This is explained by Dominique Shelder, the group’s president the U system. The latter indicates that the opera fuel at costThis is the end.

Prices are too low

Indeed, he claims that “the mobilization of the government to encourage us to do even more operations was at a time when we were about to get closer to €2/l. So, there is a threshold. We will be attentive to these levels.” He also explains that “ the current price remains very high compared to a few years ago, but it is the lowest since the beginning of last summer. He also notes that fuel remains a loss leader, which doesn’t really bring much for distributors, with a markup of only 1-2 cents per litre.

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