The Minister of the Economy wants the energy company to renew its discount applied from April 1 to May 15 in all its service stations.
Faced with ever-high fuel prices, the government is putting pressure on TotalEnergies. Bruno Le Maire called on the energy company this Monday morning to participate in the collective effort to protect the purchasing power of the French.
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During this meeting, Bruno Le Maire asked Patrick Pouyanné the “extensionof the discount granted by the energy company, as well as aextra effort“, we say to Bercy. For its part, the groupshares the idea that companies must play their full part in this fight against inflation» and must do the «best possible proposalin the next few days. To be continued.
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Lengthening, augmentation?
The same morning, Bruno Le Maire explained that “the entire effort cannot rest solely on the State and public expenditure. Companies also need to make an effort. Total did this on the price of fuel, they gave a discount of 10 euro cents per liter which complements the 18 cents discount from the State. I will ask the president of Total Patrick Pouyanné to make an effort again, because the price of fuel remains very high“, then declared the Minister of the Economy on BFMTV.
From April 1 to May 15, all TotalEnergies service stations in metropolitan France offered a discount of 10 cents per liter to people who came to fill up, after having only concerned stations in rural areas from mid-February. A rebate which was added to the discount of fifteen to eighteen centimes granted by the State, still in force today. The energy company has announced that this summer it will offer a new discount of 10 cents per liter at motorway service stations.
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Referring to the possible extension of the April-May discount, Bruno Le Maire indicated that several options were on the table. “We are going to discuss: can he lengthen it, can he increase it?“, did he declare. “I hope that Total will continue its effort and why not increase it“, hammered the Minister of the Economy.
He also repeated that the government was working “on devices that would provide more support for those who have no choice but to drive to work“, replacing the government discount of 18 cents, the end of which was initially scheduled for the end of July. But the executive finally wants its extension until the end of August.
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