“I think the French expect us to find all the solutions to save their purchasing power.” In BFM Politique, Elisabeth Borne returned to the controversy over the sale of fuel at a loss. The executive had announced the authorization to sell at a loss but, in the face of protests from large retailers, the president had backed down.
But for the Prime Minister this story is not a failure at all. “My goal is to protect the French. Some had told us: ‘the regulations prevent us from lowering prices.’ have had so many operations at cost price that benefit the French.
The minister also specifies that Budget 2024 will provide for a fuel subsidy of up to 100 euros per car per year. Although it may not seem like much to some, the minister recalls that “the government is more committed than any other country in the world to protecting the purchasing power of the French. We pay 7 billion euros for the fuel discount, 46 billion euros to protect the French from the increase in the prices of electricity and gas. All this money that we are mobilizing is money from the French. These are our taxes. This is the meaning of the discussions that “we were able to have about the price of fuel, this is the meaning of the conversations that Bruno Le Maire and Olivia Grégoire have with manufacturers, with mass distribution, so that everyone does their part to protect the purchasing power of the French.
The renewal schedule is maintained
And to the argument of saying “for several months all your ministers have repeated, there will be no additional control and there has been additional control. Even if you say that there will be no additional help, perhaps there will be in the coming weeks or months”, responds Elisabeth Borne: “What we are saying is that general aid that has been very costly, important for the French, is not the same as selective aid.”
And finally, in terms of housing, the Prime Minister was firm in the reform calendar. “The idea is that these homes are renovated as quickly as possible. The correct response is to accelerate the renovation of these sieves. We will significantly increase the MaPrimeRénov budget in the 2024 Budget.”
Source: BFM TV
