The device will be “ready in the summer”, declared Bruno Le Maire. It is intended to replace the rebate at the pump in force since April 1.
To replace the fuel discount of 15 to 18 cents per litre, granted to all motorists since April 1, the State is working on a new, more targeted aid system, in particular for large rollers. Announced by Jean Castex, Barbara Pompili or even Bruno Le Maire before the presidential election, this support measure in the face of the high level of prices at the pump was again mentioned on Monday by the Minister of the Economy, the day after the re-election of Emanuel Macron.
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«More targeted at people who have no choice but to take their vehicle to work or who are heavy riders“, this device will be “ready for summer“, indicated Bruno Le Maire on Franceinfo. The idea being that this measure be voted “around July“. For now, the outlines of it remain unclear. Contacted, Bercy returns the responsibility to the next government – whose leader, successor to Jean Castex, could be known next week.
First, the form of this support is not fixed. As for the target audiences, two categories seem to be privileged, as Jean Castex explained on TF1 last month. The Prime Minister said he was preparinga more intensive system for two categories of our fellow citizens» : «those who don’t earn much» et «those who drive a lot».
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A “quasi-automatic mechanism”
Technical work is underway at the level of the Ministry of the Economy, “to be able to cross-reference data between your level of income, the vehicle you have, the consumption of the vehicle, the number of kilometers you travel“, said Bruno Le Maire on Monday. The goal is to have a “quasi-automatic mechanism that can be triggered, for those who need it most, when fuel prices explode”had explained the tenant of Bercy mid-March in front of the automotive industry, during an event in Paris.
It’s about a “option alternativeat the discount at the pump of 15 to 18 cents per liter, nevertheless underlined Monday the Minister of the Economy. But he wanted to reassure:We will maintain a system to protect the French from soaring fuel prices.Understand: either the general rebate on fuel, scheduled to end on July 31, or the new, more targeted device.
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An extension of the fuel discount therefore does not seem to be ruled out, despite the words of the Minister for Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili in March on RTL, who had assured that it was not intended to “last».