Candidate LR believes that due to the rise in fuel prices, the State collects 25 cents in additional taxes and emphasizes that it is necessary to “return” this money.
While the discount at the pump promised by the government, which varies from 15 to 18 cents per liter of fuel, will be implemented from this Friday, Valérie Pécresse announced on Monday on BFM TV that she would offer a discount of 25 cents, if elected. “I will return 25 cents and I will allow companies that want to issue gas checks to tax-exempt them like restaurant checks“, she clarified.
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This is not the first time that candidate LR has addressed this subject. During its “major maintenanceon TF1 in mid-March, Valérie Pécresse estimated that due to the rise in fuel prices, the State collects 25 cents in additional taxes, emphasizing that it is necessary to “to return” This money.
“On gasoline, I want the state to return all of the tax increases it has received thanks to the rise in gasoline prices. They tell me it’s 25 cents, he only wants to return 15 cents. I was a little overheard on this point since it seems that we are going from 15 to 18 centimes returned to the French“, she hammered this Monday morning.
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The discount at the pump promised by the government will actually be 15 to 18 cents including tax per liter of fuel. This variation is explained by the amount of VAT applied in the different French territories, according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition. “We wanted the discount at the pump of 15 centimes per liter of fuel to apply to everyone. The discount is calculated on the basis of 15 cents excluding tax, which explains why the discounts are different depending on the amount of VAT applied to petroleum products. we explained. This boost is estimated at 2.8 billion and represents, for example, a saving of 9 euros for a full tank of 60 euros. “Everything is returned to the French“, had, for his part, insisted Jean Castex in mid-March.
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