The day after Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as President of the Republic, his Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, announced that he was working on an alternative system to the rebate of 18 cents on the price of fuel, in place until July 31.
She might not make it through the summer. Put in place until July 31 by the government, the rebate of 18 cents on the price of fuel should be replaced by a new measure described as “fairer and more efficient” by Bruno Le Maire at the microphone of France Info.
The Minister of Economy and Finance returned to this system introduced on April 1 by the government. “It is effective today, he said. But there may also be more effective devices because they are more targeted at people who have no choice but to take their vehicle to work or who are big rollers.”
“A more significant and more targeted aid”
“Jean Castex asked us to work on this device which will be ready in the summer, he specified. It is an alternative option. In any case, we will maintain a device to protect the French against the outbreak of fuel price, it was a promise of the candidate Macron.”
Invited to give more details on those who will benefit from this new boost, Bruno Le Maire detailed his reasoning. “The problem (of the current rebate of 18 cents, editor’s note) is that it benefits everyone regardless of their level of income and whether or not you have to take your vehicle to go to work, said the minister.he justice would be that we help more those who are going to do 100-150 kilometers a day. More significant and more targeted aid seems fairer and more effective to me.”
While the bulk of the “technical work has been done”, Bruno Le Maire now hopes that these new measures can be voted “around July”.