Question 14662 — energy and fuels

Summary

Ms. Florence Herouin-Léautey draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty to the major economic impact that the surge in fuel prices has on small and medium-sized French businesses. Since the start of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, the price of fuel has experienced a sudden and lasting increase, crossing the threshold of 2 euros per liter at all service stations nationwide. This reality that businesses, artisans and caregivers are experiencing has serious and immediate economic consequences. For example, for a company whose annual consumption reaches 200,000 liters, an increase of just 0.40 euros per liter represents an additional cost of 80,000 euros per year. This additional charge cannot be absorbed by the vast majority of these small structures without lastingly weakening their financial balance, in a context where their margins are already under pressure. In this context, it appears essential for the State to act. SMEs and VSEs are fully part of the fabric of the regions: they are providers of local jobs and pillars of economic attractiveness and human connection in the territories. Leave these professionals alone faced with these additional costs, it means taking the risk of a chain of deterioration which would affect millions of jobs and more broadly all local economies. In a moment like the one we are going through, the State therefore has full responsibility to support the most vulnerable actors. Considering all of these elements, it wishes to know whether it intends to implement measures to support the structures and professionals most exposed to the rise in fuel costs and thus ensure that their activity is neither compromised nor permanently weakened by a crisis that they do not have the means to overcome alone.

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