Fuels: close to its record, the price of diesel continues to climb

Habit does not erase stupefaction.

Having become an unmissable event since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the weekly publication of fuel prices is always a moment of stupor and tremors.

This Monday, June 20 is no exception to the rule.

According to figures provided by the government, the average price of a liter of diesel sold in France last week was 2.13 euros, up 6.5 cents in one week.

This is the fourth time this year that the best-selling fuel in France has exceeded two euros per litre.

He tu the summit reached in early March, when it cost 2.14 euros.

The SP 95-E10 at 2.08 euros per liter

SP 95-E10, which powers the tanks of most gasoline cars, is still very expensive.

It was displayed last week at 2.08 euros per liter, a small drop of 1 cent over a week.

These exorbitant tariffs are here to stay, given the prices of refined petroleum products on world markets.

On the Rotterdam market, which supplies France, diesel and gasoline cost twice as much today as compared to January.

Motorists still benefit today from a government rebate of 18 cents in mainland France (15 cents elsewhere) on each liter of fuel purchased, which makes it possible to reduce (a little) the bill.

The measure applies until the end of July.

The government rebate in danger?

Emmanuel Macron has already said that he was intended to extend it until the end of August and then switch to a new better targeted boost, for big rollers.

Except that was before.

Before the electoral earthquake that occurred in the second round of the legislative elections on Sunday evening.

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Without an absolute majority, Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, will have to deal with other political forces to have texts vote.

The first is precisely the bill in favor of purchasing power which includes the extension of aid at the pump.

He is due to arrive on July 6 in the Council of Ministers, before being presented to the new National Assembly.

To be maintained or revised, the aid on fuel imagined by the executive must be voted by a majority of deputies.

However, nothing is played because the RN, Nupes or LR have other proposals to lower fuel prices.

At present, nothing says that a consensus will be found on this subject.

Who would have thought it: the worst may be yet to come for motorists.