Posted 9/24/2023, 7:19:43 PM
Macron Announces New Measures to Ease Energy Costs for French Households
- Macron said France will ask oil industry to sell fuels at cost to help households amid high prices
- Previous plans to allow gas stations to sell at a loss were put on hold due to pushback
- Macron will demand transparency on margins from industry players
- Budget will include increased spending on green transition to 40 billion euros
- France will invest to transform remaining coal plants to biomass by 2027 as part of exiting coal