Fuel pumps are empty at about ten percent of gas stations in France, according to official sources, while fuel prices are reaching new record levels. 78 euros, 7 cents more than on February 27, on the eve of the first Israeli-American strikes in Iran, multiple reports indicate. This escalation has intensified pressure on the government, which is receiving criticism for not having presented a broad support package.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal wants to use revenues to accelerate electrification instead, officials said. Minister Roland Lescure called on Wednesday to keep calm because according to him, there will be no national shortage. The state is the big winner of the rise in gasoline prices, a direct consequence of the war in the Middle East, according to Midi Libre, which cited Dominique Schelcher, CEO of Coopérative U.
Since the end of last week, we have doubled the traffic at gas stations.
More than 51% of the price you pay at the pump goes directly into the state's pockets, Schelcher described to Midi Libre, adding that the essential part of the fuel price is not the margins of distributors, but taxes. Since the end of last week, traffic at gas stations has doubled, Schelcher told Midi Libre. The Ministry of Economy is meeting with fuel distributors on Thursday to ensure they do not practice exaggerated price increases relative to oil prices, sources said.
Schelcher intends to remind that distributors are suffering like customers from the current situation, according to reports. A motorist describes desperately searching for a gas station before the tank runs out, officials confirmed.
The state is the big winner of the rise in gasoline prices, a direct consequence of the war in the Middle East.
More than 51% of the price you pay at the pump goes directly into the state's pockets.
The essential part of the fuel price, it's not the margins of distributors, but the taxes.