TotalEnergies attempts solidarity.

The energy giant announces a discount at the pump in its stations located in rural areas in France this Wednesday.

This decision comes at a time when fuel prices are soaring and the group is due to present its results, which are probably spectacular, on Thursday morning.

“At the checkout (customers) will see a deduction of 5 euros for 50 liters, 2 euros for 20 liters, and that in the 1,150 rural stations of TotalEnergies and for 3 months”, indicated its CEO Patrick Pouyanné on RTL.

🇬🇧 2 solidarity measures from @TotalEnergies to reduce the #gas & #fuel bills of our customers in France:



🏠A gas check of €100 for our customers in energy poverty



⛽️A cash discount of €5 for a full 50L in 1150 rural stations for 3 months

— Patrick Pouyanné (@PPouyanne) February 9, 2022

Cities with less than 6,000 inhabitants

This discount of 10 cents per liter on gasoline and diesel will be made at the checkout from February 14.

It concerns municipalities with less than 6,000 inhabitants and the axes connecting them, as well as the overseas territories.

The prices of road fuels sold in France continued to climb to new records last week, fueled by the rise in crude oil prices: the liter of diesel reached 1.6854 euros on average and that of super SP95 1.7654 euros .

Variable or floating taxation

“I think the price of oil is permanently high,” said Patrick Pouyanné.

He also came out in favor of the implementation by the State of variable or floating taxation, such as that briefly implemented by the Jospin government between 2000 and 2002.

“I am personally in favor of a variable TIPP;

I've always been told that it was complicated to implement, I think it would be a self-regulating phenomenon that would allow consumers to show that everyone is making an effort,” explained Patrick Pouyanné.

“Gas check” of 100 euros

TotalEnergies also announced in a press release a “gas check” of 100 euros for around 200,000 of its gas customers in a situation of “fuel poverty”, who have already benefited from government “energy checks” in 2021.

These two measures “represent a contribution of approximately 50 million euros, equivalent to 30% of the margin of the gas, electricity and fuel supply activities in France”, specified the group.

TotalEnergies is due to unveil its annual results on Thursday morning, which are likely to be very high with the surge in hydrocarbon prices.

"A lot of money on the backs of the French"

British groups BP and Shell have already announced big profits, prompting calls for an exceptional tax on the oil giants to help low-income households pay their energy bills.

The net profit of Total and Mr. Pouyanné is 15 billion euros this year: on the backs of French men and women!

The rising gas and petrol bills are for the benefit of shareholders!#QGdeCampagne #LCI #Jadot2022 pic.twitter.com/lbgJP6pz1D

— Yannick Jadot (@yjadot) February 9, 2022

The environmental candidate for the presidential Yannick Jadot quipped on Wednesday about "Total's charity vis-à-vis its consumers".

“Do you know why he does that?

Because it will come out that its net profit this year is the absolute record, 15 billion", "Total today makes a lot, a lot, a lot of money on the backs of the French", he judged on LCI.

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