Fuel in France: 18c refund to remain, says President Macron
The president confirmed the refund alongside a range of details on other measures, such as the 鈥榝ood cheque鈥� and driving licence points for minor speeding offences
The 18c refund is set to remain into August, the president said, among a range of measures to protect spending power
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The 18 centimes 鈥榬efund鈥� per litre of fuel is set to continue into August in France, President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed.
The president made the announcement during , as part of an update on measures that were introduced in April to improve the public鈥檚 spending power amid soaring inflation and fuel prices.
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In response to the question of whether the 18 centimes refund would be continued, Mr Macron simply said: 鈥淵es, there must be a clear picture for our fellow citizens. I'm giving it to you [now].鈥�
The president also said that he was 鈥渨orking鈥� with Interior Minister G茅rald Darmanin to decide on whether drivers caught speeding at less than 5km/h over the limit would no longer be docked points from their licence.
He said: 鈥淭his philosophy of maintaining road safety requirements and having common sense is a good philosophy.鈥�
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Mr Macron also advanced more details on the planned 鈥榝ood cheque (ch猫que alimentaire)鈥� for the most vulnerable households, stating that it would likely be paid in a single payment designed to be as 鈥渟imple鈥� as possible.
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He also said that France would 鈥渃ontinue our investment so that more people have a job, and have work that pays鈥�.
It comes after Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed that this autumn, the government would also provide support for 鈥渉eavy users鈥� of vehicles.
CEO of energy firm TotalEnergies also announced his company would bring in a new measure to reduce fuel bills for drivers this summer. Patrick Pouyann茅 said that the 鈥渟ummer special鈥� would begin in July.
He said: 鈥淚n particular, we will help holidaymakers who will be driving around this summer with a 10 centime discount on all TotalEnergies stations located on French motorways.鈥�
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