The French wallet continues to suffer. According to official figures published on Monday, the prices of road fuels sold in France rose again last week. Until reaching new records.
The liter of diesel reached 1.6854 euros on average, according to weekly figures from the Ministry of Ecological Transition arrested on Friday. This is 1.50 cents more than the previous week. The liter of super SP95 was worth 1.7654 euros (+1.90 cents) and that of SP 95-E10 1.7328 euros (+1.26 cents).
Purchasing power at half mast
Prices at the pump have steadily increased in recent weeks in the wake of oil prices, driven by geopolitical tensions and the still limited supply from major producing countries. On Monday, the barrel of Brent from the North Sea thus reached a peak at 94.00 dollars each, a new record for more than 7 years.
A few months before the presidential election, this situation is a headache for the government, while purchasing power is threatened by inflation in several sectors. Latest aid measure to date: a boost for middle-class workers, with a 10% increase in the mileage allowance scale for taxable households declaring their professional expenses