Fuel prices remain around 2 euros a liter in France despite the 18-cent discount imposed by the government since April 1. This at-the-pump rebate was originally due to end on July 31, before being extended through the end of September.
Officially, this device should disappear on October 1, as indicated on the purchasing power invoice. But the government says it is open to proposals from different groups in the National Assembly, while the text must be debated from Monday in the hemicycle.
A spirit of commitment
Guest on RTL this Monday morning, the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, stated that he would not close “the door to compromise proposals that other political forces may make in the National Assembly.”
Bruno Le Maire remains fiercely opposed to a “massive reduction in taxes on fossil fuels”, as proposed by Fabien Roussel (PCF) during his campaign for the presidential elections, stating that such a decision would be “contrary to our public finance commitments”. .
“The situation has changed”
“I don’t mean ‘take it or leave it’. A spirit of compromise is being able to give up some things, take others… So that commitment is not giving up, we need a framework that is respect for public finances.” , respect for the climate and support for those who work”, added the minister.
On the set of BFMTV and RMC this Monday, Aurore Bergé, deputy and president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly, insisted on this notion of compromise.
The purchasing power bill, presented on July 7 in the Council of Ministers, will be debated in the National Assembly starting this Monday. Among the proposals: a fuel subsidy for workers, a tripling of the Macron bonus, raising the point of the index for civil servants or even an exceptional aid for going back to school.
Source: BFM TV
