In politics, there are so-called “nitroglycerin” subjects. That of soaring gasoline and diesel prices is one of them. Six months before the presidential election, the executive did not fail to observe that the cost of fuel had now exceeded the threshold which had fueled, in 2018, the revolt of “yellow vests”. Enough for Emmanuel Macron to beat the recall of his troops to launch backfires as quickly as possible.
“There will be short-term action to support households. The government is working on it and will have to complete its response in the coming days depending on developments so as not to leave anyone in disarray ”, assured the President of the Republic Thursday, October 14 on the sidelines of a trip devoted to sport in Tremblay-en-France (Seine-Saint-Denis). The rise in energy prices is ” a problem “ who “Affects all our compatriots, sometimes even more our most modest compatriots (…), those who have to travel and who are therefore obliged to refuel every day “, insisted Emmanuel Macron, saying not “To underestimate what that represents on the budget of our compatriots”.
After announcing the blocking of regulated gas prices to cope with the surge in prices and the aid granted to the most modest households through the contribution of 100 euros from the “Energy check”, Prime Minister Jean Castex is therefore called upon to find a solution to tackle, also, the soaring gasoline prices and preserve the purchasing power of the French.
Which ? Oppositions on the left as well as on the right have their ideas. “While the price of diesel is beating records, let us remember that 60% of the price of gasoline are taxes: the State can act! “, pleaded the candidate of the National Assembly in the presidential election, Marine Le Pen. “I propose to create a floating tax on gasoline as was done at the time by the Jospin government, [ce qui] makes it possible to lower taxes when the price of a barrel goes up so that it does not weigh on the purchasing power of our fellow citizens ”, also suggested Fabien Roussel, also presidential candidate for the Communist Party (PCF) on CNews. “The government needs to freeze prices without asking distributors. We must say stop! “, for his part claimed Alexis Corbière, the deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis and spokesperson for the candidate of La France insoumise (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, on Franceinfo Thursday.
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