The government will soon have to decide.
Asked this Tuesday morning on RTL, Gabriel Attal indicated that “
protective measures
” would be announced for households this week: “
I think it's a matter of days, and by the end of the week, of course.
", The measures will be known, said the spokesperson for the government.
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The latest arbitrations are in the process of being rendered, he noted. "
The question of taxes [...] and the question of a check, of specific aid
" are on the table. The government wants to take a "
simple, fair and effective
"
measure
to help both the poorest French and those who are "
the most affected
" by the rise in prices. A reduction in taxes is not excluded, at this stage, added the spokesperson, while his colleague from Bercy spoke out against this option the day before: a reduction in VAT "
is not the good option, of first of all because it is very expensive,
”Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.
The executive therefore wishes to avoid creating aid that is too specific, or the conditions of which would be too restrictive, excluding certain categories of the population who are also affected by the inflation of prices at the pump. A reduction in taxes could be simpler and more effective: "this
is precisely what we are looking at [...] It is obviously not simple, if you want to reach all the French people who are concerned, who work, who take their car,
”said the representative.
The announcements are therefore expected within a few days at most. Long-awaited, they should help relieve the wallet of households forced to take their car in their daily life or to go to work. If several avenues have been mentioned, Bercy seems to be leaning towards a fuel check, difficult to construct but more precise and less expensive. "
The check is a track mentioned, it will in any case be a measure both complex and expensive,
" said Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt, Tuesday.
For its part, the 40 million motorists association is calling for a massive reduction in taxes, fearing that targeted aid will turn out to be a "
gas factory
".
The increase "
puts a strain on families' budgets [...].
Today, not only is there a need for a reduction in taxes, but it is necessary immediately, with a lowering effect of at least 20 cents per liter
”, indicated last week the general delegate of the association, Pierre. Chasseray, at
Le Figaro.