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Phasing out of the 18-cent discount
“We will do it very gradually but at the end of the year there will be no more fuel discount. Bercy, however, specifying that the government’s plan was to initially reduce the fuel discount from 18 to 12 cents , then at 6 cents, before it was finally discontinued.
Fuel allowance for “workers” from October 1
The minister declared on Europe 1 that the government had made a proposal so that from October 1st an “compensation fuels for workers”.
With a more limited scope, the new workers’ fuel allowance can be requested via a declaration on the site of the general directorate of public finances, said the minister. If “your home and your place of work are very far away or that you are for example itinerant because you are a nursing assistant, you declare that you are a heavy roller and you will have additional compensation”, added Bruno Le Maire. Not sure it’s that simple… The criterion of distance between home and work can be a source of difficulty in interpretation and application. Moreover, nothing implies that the person travels via a personal means of transport. While the time is for carpooling, the problem does not seem to be taken into account. A nurse’s aide is not necessarily itinerant… In short, multiple cases to take into account…
Reimburse the full cost, really?
The objective, according to the minister, is to cover “almost all” of the additional fuel costs” incurred due to the increase in oil prices since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
This is doubtful, since a priori and in the current knowledge of the rules applicable to this measure, it is not the actual costs that will be declared, but a “situation”.
The 18-cent rebate: crazy money
Bruno Le Maire further indicated that the current rebate of 18 cents per liter of fuel cost 800 million euros per month while the new device would cost only 2 billion euros per year.
“This is proof that we do not want whatever it costs. Our public finances do not allow it,” said Bruno Le Maire.
Our opinion, by leblogauto.com
Basically, the “average” French – unless he is a big wheeler – should not be “concerned” by the new government measure. Again neither “too rich” to be able to ignore the soaring fuel prices, nor “too poor” to be able to benefit from aid.
Sources: AFP, Europe 1
to summarize
The fuel allowance for low-income workers and high-speed commuters will be implemented on October 1, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Thursday. It will replace the rebate of 18 cents, which applies, it, without any restriction of belonging to this or that category but which is destined to gradually disappear by the end of the year.
