Discount at the pump.

As Jean Castex announced in mid-March, a discount of between 15 and 18 cents including tax will be applied to each liter of fuel taken from petrol stations by French consumers.

This measure, effective for four months and which falls about ten days before the first round of the presidential election, aims to relieve the budget of motorists in the face of soaring diesel prices.

In detail, it will be around 17 cents in Corsica where VAT is lower and 15 cents in Overseas, where there is no VAT on petroleum products.

Some distributor networks also add their own promotions to the extent of the government, which will devote three billion euros to it.

The price displayed at the pump will include the rebate.

Gas stations almost all ready to apply the drop

The distributors themselves have benefited upstream from the discount, at the level of the purchasing groups, since Sunday, which should allow the system to be fluid when it comes into force.

The government has also provided an advance for small independent service stations, often located in the countryside, which sometimes only renew their tank every 10 or even 20 days, so that they can apply the discount from April 1.

According to Francis Pousse, from Mobilians, an employers' organization in the automotive sector, the stations will be under pressure to offer the rebate from Friday: "given the competitive context, when the others around you are going to drop by 18 cents, you better be able to follow ".

He notes, however, that not all wholesalers had implemented the reduction as of the start of the week.

“That means that the stations dependent on wholesalers who are a little late will be penalized in quotes”, underlines Francis Pousse.

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