This is a change that could have an immediate impact on users’ wallets. This Tuesday evening, at midnight, marks the drop in the discount on fuel prices, which had been put in place by the State on September 1.
Initially 30 euro cents per liter, it goes from this Wednesday morning to 10 cents until the end of December. According to the government’s original timetable, this discount was to end completely on November 1, but it has been extended somewhat – although reduced.
In addition, the rebate of 20 cents applied by TotalEnergies will increase, on the same day, to 10 cents. In the group’s service stations, motorists will therefore pay an additional 30 cents per liter of fuel from this Wednesday morning.
Targeted aid from January
When the systematic discount at the pump ends on January 1, the state plans to distribute more targeted aid to those who “cannot make ends meet”, in the words of Gabriel Attal.
Many service stations were taken by storm before the announced reduction in these discounts. In 17 departments, more than 40% of the stations lacked either gasoline or diesel, with strong regional disparities, according to figures made public Monday evening.
Most of the departments in the Paris region reported deficiencies: Seine-Saint-Denis (49.5% of stations affected), Val-d’Oise (46%), Yvelines (45%) or even Paris (43 .6%). And in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 58% of Puy-de-Dôme stations lacked at least one type of fuel, and 46% in the Rhône where the Feyzin refinery (TotalEnergies), the last on strike, suspended the movement on November 8.