100 euro check against rising fuel prices: opposition condemns measure that does not go far enough

New fuel aid for low-income workers announced on Sunday by Emmanuel Macron did not convince his opponents, who condemn the “policy of checks” and demand tax cuts in unison.

Abandoning the idea of ​​selling at a loss, the President of the Republic announced a new fuel surcharge of 100 euros, modeled on the one already paid in the spring.

“While I have been proposing an immediate reduction in fuel prices by 30-40 cents per liter for two years, E. Macron is giving a handout to the most modest,” criticized National Rally leader Marine Le Pen on X. former Twitter.

“The king of checks has spoken,” mocked socialist Patrick Kanner in the Public Senate, declaring that “the French do not want handouts” but “increased purchasing power,” which “of course implies a reduction in sustainable taxation until the price of the barrel falls no more.” “

A point of view shared by the right-wing Xavier Bertrand, who assessed on France 2 that “the state must go further than (these) 100 euros” and “broaden the goal.” To achieve this, “there is nothing better than tax cuts,” said the president of the Vert-de-France region, who for three weeks denounced the “tax surplus” resulting from rising gasoline prices and again demanded that the state “bring it back in full.” to the French.”

“Complete helplessness”

France Insoumise coordinator Manuel Bompard criticized the BFM for being “totally powerless” as a leader who “breathes the air” and opined that in order to “give concrete answers to the question of purchasing power, we need price blocking measures.”

However, unexpected support came from environmentalist Yannick Jadot, who felt that the compensation “goes in the right direction, but not enough” and called for a “massive effort in public transport.”

“I prefer energy testing to rebates” or tariff shields, which “are very expensive and mainly benefit those who have large cars and don’t need assistance,” he explained.