Starting in December, France will provide a one-time € 100 “fuel check” to an estimated 36 million drivers who earn less than € 2,000 a month due to rising diesel and gasoline prices.
The measure, which applies to dependents and independent workers, unemployed job seekers and retirees, was announced on Thursday by Prime Minister Jean Castex, who, in statements broadcast on TF1, said it was “an exceptional response to an exceptional situation.” …
The financial support will be provided only once and will come after growing public discontent with the global energy crisis, as households are still recovering from the economic fallout from the covid-19 pandemic.
In September, the French government pledged € 100 in financial aid to about six million low-income families to help them pay their electricity bills.
Castex announced that the natural gas price freeze will continue until the end of next year.
The fuel issue is particularly acute in France after the emergence of the anti-government yellow vests movement, which began in 2018 with protests against higher fuel taxes.
The protest quickly turned into a general protest against economic injustice, which resulted in weekly, sometimes violent demonstrations.
