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Back|“Nearly 40% of French people ready to buy a Chinese car”: economic patriotism fades in the face of price
“Nearly 40% of French people ready to buy a Chinese car”: economic patriotism fades in the face of price
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Le Figaro Actualités·53 minutes ago·Automotive·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

“Nearly 40% of French people ready to buy a Chinese car”: economic patriotism fades in the face of price

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  • Donald Trump announced that all Americans can now buy tax-free red diesel, while the G7 plans to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to lower prices, according to Emmanuel Macron.
  • The measure comes as pump prices hit a record due to the war in Iran, weighing on the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections.

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Pump prices have reached a record due to the war in Iran, weighing on the Republican Party a few weeks before the midterm elections in the United States.

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Fuels: the G7 will release up to 100 million barrels of “diesel and crude oil” to “lower prices”, assures Emmanuel Macron

This Friday, Donald Trump affirmed that “Europe had just agreed to put on the market a massive quantity of its abundantly stored diesel”.

Trump allows all Americans to buy 'tax-free red diesel'

Pump prices have reached a record due to the war in Iran, weighing on the Republican Party just weeks before the midterm elections.

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  • Pump prices could fall in the United States in the coming weeks thanks to the tax exemption on red diesel.

    Likely · Within weeks

  • The G7 will likely follow with concrete actions to release diesel and crude oil reserves.

    Possible · Within weeks

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  • ?What will be the real impact of the tax exemption on red diesel on prices at the pump?
  • ?How will Iran react to the release of reserves by the G7?
  • ?Will this measure be enough to influence the midterm elections?

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This article was originally published by Le Figaro Actualités.

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  • Donald Trump announced that all Americans can now buy tax-free red diesel, while the G7 plans to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to lower prices, according to Emmanuel Macron.
  • The measure comes as pump prices hit a record due to the war in Iran, weighing on the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections.

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