Question 14661 — energy and fuels

Summary

Mr. Aurélien Dutremble alerts the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty to the continued rise in fuel prices and its concrete consequences for the inhabitants of Saône-et-Loire. In this rural department, where car use is often essential, prices at the pump today reach particularly high levels, with diesel, for example, regularly observed around 2.30 euros per liter and sometimes more depending on the stations. This situation weighs heavily on household purchasing power and local economic activity, with no credible alternative in terms of mobility. In this context, a simple question arises: who really benefits from this increase? If the Government cites international tensions, it appears that the State mechanically benefits from the increase in prices via VAT. Furthermore, questions remain about the level of margins in the distribution chain, in a context of persistent opacity for consumers. Above all, several levers exist to act immediately: reduction or modulation of taxation, control of margins, targeted support systems, etc. However, these tools are not fully mobilized, leaving the French alone to bear the consequences of this increase. In an area like Saône-et-Loire, this inaction is all the more incomprehensible as it directly affects the residents who are most dependent on their vehicles. Therefore, he asks him if he recognizes that the State benefits directly from the increase in fuel prices via the increase in VAT revenue; what measures have been taken to control and regulate distributor margins, particularly in rural territories; why the existing levers allowing prices to be lowered are not fully mobilized; if it intends to implement mandatory transparency on the formation of prices at the pump; and, finally, what immediate and concrete measures he intends to take to relieve the inhabitants of Saône-et-Loire and all French people in the face of a situation that has become unbearable.

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