Orange with 6Media, published on Monday, July 04, 2022 at 5:44 p.m.
According to figures published by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Monday July 4, the price of diesel decreased significantly during the last week of June. At the same time, the price of gasoline has experienced a slight decline.
A godsend at the time of the first departures on vacation for the French.
Monday, July 4, the Ministry of Ecological Transition published figures indicating a sharp decline in the price of diesel. Even though it remains at a high level, a downward momentum was seen during the last week of June.
Diesel is in fact established at €2.06 per litre, which represents 6.6 cents less compared to the previous week. As a reminder, diesel had reached a record price in mid-March, standing at around 2.14 euros per litre. As for SP95-E10, the most consumed gasoline in France, a slight drop was noted. During the last week of June, its price fell by 0.8 cents, to stand today at €2.08 per liter, according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
The government rebate in effect until the end of the year?
Note that a government rebate of 18 cents per liter has been in effect since April 1. A few days ago, in an interview with Les Échos, Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy and Gabriel Attal, Minister of Action and Public Accounts, mentioned the possibility of extending this aid at the pump until the end of the year 2022, “if economic conditions require it“.
In addition, on France Inter, Monday July 4, Bruno Le Maire indicated that the government was working on a “more generous compensation for all those who are obliged to take their vehicle to go to work, (…) whether they are employees, whether they are work-study“Aid paid”depending on income level“, according to the minister, and which would concern “several million people“.