Will the situation at the service station finally improve? Nothing is less certain at this point. But it may happen that it will still improve a little. Because fuel prices have been particularly high in France for several months, as well as in the rest of Europe. Several things explain this surge in prices, starting, of course, with war in Ukraine, which led to an increase in oil prices. Therefore, of course, this affects the price that motorists pay at gas stations. But we must not forget about taxes, which are particularly high.

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A small improvement

Gasoline and diesel prices have fallen across Europe in recent days. Unless in France. A situation that, according to some, can be explained by excessively high margins of distributors. This is what the government wants to oppose, which has asked them to play a game. Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runnaker explains that “ I expect manufacturers and pros to drop prices, that’s what’s happening. We were informed about this by manufacturers and distributors these prices will continue to fall in the next few days“.

Falling prices

She continues, telling France 2 that ” The goal today is this to restore the normal level of fuel prices. We are achieving this, we are returning to the price that corresponds to the price before the war in Ukraine“. In about a month, the prices did go down a bit, but not to the level of other European countries, which reached pre-conflict levels. In any case, no new government aid is currently planned.