The government extends and expands aid to heavy drivers in the face of soaring fuel prices

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• Direct Soaring fuel prices: the government extends and expands aid for long-distance drivers to 5.5 million French people

The previous aid concerned 3 million French people, declared the Minister of Energy, Maud Bregeon, during a press conference on Tuesday.

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From 5 p.m., the government is presenting new support measures for the French people most affected by the surge in fuel prices, while its budgetary room for maneuver is reduced and the international constraints at the origin of the energy crisis seem set to last. The executive announced that it would extend aid to heavy commuters “until the end of the year” and expand it to 5.5 million French people. The previous version of the aid affected 3 million French people. The aid will be 40 cents per liter of fuel for three months on average, or compensation of 100 euros. It will concern citizens with income of up to 2,035 euros net per month for a single person and 6,000 euros per month for a couple with a child. Follow our live stream.

The government is relying on the “golden rule”. The executive must in particular present and detail the “golden rule” envisaged by Sébastien Lecornu. This measure suggests that any VAT surpluses generated by the increase in the price of gasoline and diesel be “returned” to the French. He wishes to propose to parliamentarians to include this measure in the budget for 2027.

The RN criticizes the government's actions. The measure envisaged by the government to redistribute the VAT surplus generated by the rise in fuel prices, which the government will propose to introduce in the next 2027 budget, "appears to be totally bogus", estimated Thomas Ménage, spokesperson for the National Rally group in the Assembly, on franceinfo. The Loiret deputy considers the idea contradictory with previous declarations from the government which contested that the surge in prices benefits state revenue.

“Summer” diesel sold longer. The State exceptionally authorizes fuel distributors to sell "summer" quality diesel for two additional weeks, until November 15, due to supply difficulties linked to the situation in the Middle East, according to a decree published Tuesday in the Official Journal. Normally, distributors are required to market so-called “winter” diesel fuel, which is more resistant to low temperatures, from November 1.

Fuel prices still very high. The price of diesel was still hovering around 2.41 euros per liter on average in France on Monday, according to public data. Those for gasoline were 2.28 euros for the SP98 and 2.22 euros for the SP95.

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#ENERGY_CRISE The Minister of SMEs and Commerce Serge Sapin also announces an extension, “until December 31, of sectoral aid”.

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#ENERGY_CRISE The payment of aid to heavy commuters will also be “simplified”, according to government spokesperson Maud Bregeon.

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#ENERGY_CRISE The number of additional French people who will be able to benefit from it is 2.5 million. In total, 5.5 million people will therefore be eligible. The aid will be 40 cents per liter of fuel for three months on average, or compensation of 100 euros. It will concern citizens with income of up to 2,035 euros net per month for a single person and 6,000 euros per month for a couple with a child.

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#ENERGY_CRISE Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announces a renewal of aid for heavy commuters and an expansion of this aid.

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#ENERGY_CRISIS The Minister of Public Accounts, David Amiel, assures that at this stage, the government has not benefited from the increase in prices since revenues are not positive. “There was not, there is not, and there will be no prize pool,” he insists. The government will propose an amendment "as part of the parliamentary debate" so that if there is one day "a form of surplus", it will then be redistributed.

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#ENERGY_CRISE Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, assures that 34,000 requests have already been recorded since the start of the fuel crisis for electric vehicles within the framework of social leasing.

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#ENERGY_CRISIS "We are suffering from this situation", deplores the Minister of the Economy, who emphasizes that we "have fewer volumes of oil in circulation in the world", which "increases costs and therefore prices at the pump". He insists that “we have no supply problems with any of the fuels in France”. “For the next two months, we have no concerns,” he insists, but Roland Lescure says he wants to “prepare” for a possible evolution of the geopolitical situation.

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“We decided to develop the support systems.”

#ENERGY_CRISE The situation "is degraded" and "very hard for our fellow citizens", begins the Minister of the Economy Roland Lescure, before presenting, in a few moments, the new measures to deal with the fuel crisis.

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#ENERGY_CRISE After several meetings in Matignon yesterday, the government is presenting new aid for the French people most affected by the rise in fuel prices. Follow our live stream.

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#ENERGY_CRISE The French are filling up less and less, in the context of rising prices at the pump. Fuel consumption in France fell by 30% from September 11 to 20 compared to the first ten days of September, according to the Ministry of Public Accounts, which specifies that this consumption is calculated on the basis of deliveries to service stations. The drop in consumption partly explains the fall in tax revenue on fuel. “Since the start of the conflict, tax revenues on fuel have fallen by 407 million euros compared to last year,” figures Minister David Amiel.

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