As Le Parisien announced to you on Monday, the government has therefore decided to act on the lever of mileage allowances to try to help the French to cope with the increase in fuel prices, which is breaking records lately. days (1.65 euro per liter for diesel, 1.70 euro for SP95-E10 on average last week, according to figures from the Ministry of Ecological Transition).
Before the National Assembly, Jean Castex therefore announced on Tuesday the increase of 10% in the scale of the mileage allowance.
This new measure would benefit 2.5 million taxable taxpayers who declare real costs rather than opting – like the vast majority of households – for a 10% reduction.
A few hours before this announcement, during his trip to Haute-Vienne, Emmanuel Macron had actually indicated that the government was working on new measures to cushion the increase in the price of gasoline for the French, while acknowledging that "very few measures have a substantial impact on something that does not depend on us”.
Faced with soaring energy prices, the government has already distributed “anti-inflation” checks of 100 euros to 38 million French people, after having blocked or slowed down gas and electricity prices.
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