
Faced with rising fuel prices, Emmanuel Macron declared that there was “no taboo” regarding a possible reduction in taxes, while emphasizing the significant budgetary cost of such a measure for the State.
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The government faces political pressure, notably from the RN, to reduce fuel taxes due to rising prices.
Faced with soaring prices at the pump, will the government end up giving in and lowering fuel taxes, demanded in particular by the RN? Until now reluctant, Emmanuel Macron opened the door ajar Thursday evening.
“There is no taboo,” assured the Head of State during an interview on TF1 and France 2, while warning that such a decision would not be “the most virtuous”. He thus estimates that a drop of 20 euro cents at the pump over one month would represent “a billion euros” less in the state coffers.

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