The countdown to the new year 2023 will also mark the end of fuel discounts on December 31. At midnight the government reduction will cease, reduced from 30 cents per liter to 10 cents since November 16, as well as that of TotalEnergies, of the same amount.
Mechanical increase on January 1
Consequence: increase in the price of mechanics of 20 cents in the stations of the TotalEnergies group, and 10 cents in the rest. To see moreover what the frequentation of the stations will give as this increase approaches, in a period of end-of-year festivities when the French are led to move more.
During the previous discount reduction, initially scheduled for November 1, at the height of All Saints’ Day, a shortage of supplies paralyzed a large part of the distribution network. Due to strikes at refineries and warehouses, but also due to this “price effect” highly anticipated by motorists, causing a sharp increase in demand before November 1st.
It is in this context that the government finally opted to extend its discount of 30 cents per liter, and Total’s of 20 cents, until November 16, thus allowing service stations to “refuel” their deposits… and the French continue to benefit normally from these reduced prices.
In the current context, TotalEnergies does not plan to continue its delivery to the pump, a company spokesperson told us. For his part, Michel-Edouard Leclerc had indicated on Sunday December 18 in BFM Politique that he could “make a gesture”, but without giving further details.
Aid of 100 euros for 2023
This government discount will be replaced by an aid of 100 euros, aimed at 50% of the poorest French people who work and have a car. It is the reference income tax (RFR) of 2021 that will be taken into account: the latter must be less than 14,700 euros in the year.
Owners of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as drivers of motorized two-wheelers, are also affected by this aid.
According to Matignon, this aid should affect a total of 10 million people. While targeted aid for “big cyclists” had been considered, ultimately no minimum number of kilometers traveled or minimum distance from work will be required to receive this aid.
To claim it, a dedicated space will be published on the site. impots.gouv.fr starting January 16, 2023. Beneficiaries will receive their 100-euro payment eight days later, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said in early December. RMC.
For the French who will benefit from it, this check for 100 euros corresponds to a discount of 10 cents on 1,000 liters of fuel. It is also logical for the Government to reserve this help, until now global, for the households that need it most.
The cost of this aid is thus estimated at 1,000 million euros, compared to the 8,000 million fuel bonuses applied in 2022: 18 cents per liter from April to August, 30 cents from September 1 to November 16 and 10 cents since then (excluding rebates applied by TotalEnergies).
Source: BFM TV
