The French Prime Minister has announced that a reduction in fuel will be applied for four months to mitigate to some extent the rise in prices caused by the war in Ukraine.
The French Prime Minister, Jean Castexhas announced a discount of 15 cents per liter in fuels from April 1st to alleviate the rise in prices caused by the war in Ukraine.
“As of April 1, a discount on fuel of 15 cents per liter will be applied” for a period of four months, Castex explained in an interview with ‘Le Parisien’. In addition, Castex has made a call on oil tankers and distributors to go the extra mile and also apply a discount.
“Distributors will apply it and the State will reimburse them. Why not lower taxes? First, because a law is needed and it takes longer. Second, because taxing polluting energies less is anti-ecological. Finally, because this discount helps everyone, including professionals who are exempt from taxes”, he argued.
Castex has recognized that ehe price of diesel has increased to an average of 2 euros per liter. “This is likely to last. If the State makes an effort of 15 cents per literor, and (the oil companies and distributors) make, for example, an effort of 5 cents, it is 20 cents that should end up in the pockets of the French”, he argued. In total, Castex anticipates that the cost of this discount it will be “a little more than 2,000 million euros”.
about a possible product shortageIn general, Castex has released a “reassuring” message. “We do not see any risk of shortage. The best way to avoid shortages is not to create them ourselves by stocking uselessly”. Although he has acknowledged that” it is true that the crisis in Ukraine has an impact on prices “.
Source: Eitb
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