While French motorists can take advantage of the new discounts on fuel prices from Thursday 1 September, it is almost the opposite effect that is happening in Germany.
Increase of up to 35 cents at midnight
This September 1 marked the end of a fuel tax exemption in force in Germany since June 1. Faced with the rise in prices at the pumps and in addition to the monthly payment of 9 euros in public transport, the German government had effectively lowered taxes to the minimum authorized by the EU. A measure that lowered the price of gasoline by about 35 cents per liter and that of diesel by 17 cents.
Thus, a German filmed this September 1 at midnight the price totem of an Essso station in the country, with all the prices that began to jump at midnight sharp, as we can see in the tweet below. The first fuel, diesel, thus goes from 2,239 euros per liter to 2,409 euros per liter, an increase of 17 cents. The most affordable gasoline takes 35 cents, with a price below 2 euros, which ends at 2,289 euros per liter.
Rush in French resorts
This could potentially further encourage refueling by cross-border workers in France. At the same time, in fact, in France, the government rebate went from 18 to 30 cents per liter. By accumulating with the 20-cent discount practiced by Total, the stations involved were able to see the price of certain fuels fall by 32 cents on the night of August 31 to September 1.
Consolation: if this discount is expensive for the French state coffers, some 7,500 million euros, the full deposits made by foreigners actually collect more taxes.
Source: BFM TV
