Total announces actions to reduce the energy bill: "There is a marketing impact"

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By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

In the midst of an energy and purchasing power crisis, the Total group is going to grant a gas voucher of 100 euros for 200,000 customers of its company and reductions on refueling at Total Energies stations in rural areas in from Monday.

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How to interpret this gesture when the company is about to announce huge profits because of soaring crude prices.

Is it a real gesture of solidarity or a disguised seduction operation?

Answers with Jean-François Robin, director of research at Natixis CIB.

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