Simple removal
If you’ve gone to fill up your gas tank in the past few days, you’ve probably noticed that prices have gone up a bit. This, unfortunately, is not the impression, as official government figures confirm a real increase in petrol prices in recent weeks. And it is unlikely that this trend will change in the near future. But what is the latter waiting for to start paying the 100 euro check promised to the most modest motorists last year? This had to be paid for if prices rose, which is now the case. But this was without counting on the aggravation of the economic crisis. Speaking on TF1 television news this Sunday, the Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, announced a downward revision to its growth forecast for France in 2024, now setting it at 1% instead of 1.4% as originally forecast. This decision is due to the state’s need to reduce budget expenditures and save 10 billion euros this year.
Europe has agreed to end the heat engine by 2035. However, the fuel tax is an important source of revenue for the French state. https://t.co/M17WH4kOC3
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No fuel check
One of the austerity measures adopted concerns the automotive industry. According to our colleagues at Les Échos, confirmed by BFM Business, the government plans to abolish the €100 fuel cheque. As a reminder, this system was supposed to be restored in 2024, only if the price of a liter of diesel or unleaded exceeded the mark of 2 euros. However, this condition was not met. Abolishing the fuel inspection will allow the state to save about 600 million euros. Unfortunately, this measure will have a negative impact on the bottom 50% of French who benefit from this system. Indeed, 1.6 million extra people could benefit from it this year. Although petrol prices improved at the start of the year, the latest figures are worrying: an increase of around 10 cents a liter for the month. And for good reason, the price of diesel fuel and unleaded fuel is currently around 1.83 euros per liter. And it should continue to grow…
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Source: Auto Plus
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