The French government has announced plans to allow retailers to sell fuel at a loss - even though French law currently prohibits doing so - with hopes that the measure will bring down prices at the pump for consumers.
Hm I’m not convinced that’s a good idea or even one that works. It probably only drives those who can’t afford sell-at-loss prices into insolvency before prices rise again. Imo the high gas prices aren’t even the main problem, it’s the lack of affordable and reliable alternatives.
It probably only drives those who can’t afford sell-at-loss prices into insolvency
That’s exactly why it’s generally not allowed.
I also don’t really see what should motivate petrol companies to keep prices low after pricing out smaller competitors.
Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, prices are expected to hit €2.40 per liter next year…
And? You have good public transport and good bike infrastructure. Make it 5€
Public transport is also increasing in price quite significantly. So expensive, in fact, that it would be cheaper for my girlfriend to go to uni by car (about an hour’s drive) once her free student travel runs out, than it would be to take a discount (!!!) subscription for the route from home to uni by train. Public transport here is good, but it’s suffering from enshittification due to underfunding and sky high prices. It’s a shame. And unfortunately, a 45km one-way bike trip isn’t feasible most days. Not time-wise anyway.
Maybe an electric motorcycle could be an option? They can be charged straight of the wall and can be had starting from around 5000€
I think it’s more Problematic to live almost 50km away from your workspace. I don’t expect any form of transportation to cheaply transport me 100km every day tbh.
But also to be fair. The train should always be cheaper than a car. Also at above 2€ per L with a reasonable consumption of 6-8L you are around 16€+ just for fuel. Aren’t trains with discount Tarifs around 8-12€ per trip?
While I don’t know the transport pricing structure in NL, that kind of calculation is generally only ever true if you own a car anyway and ignore that cost.
Basically, it will increase about 20 cents per liter. Coupled with the fact that the advisory price is currently around €2.30 (lowest I’ve seen recently was €2.10), yeah…
If fuel prices are artificially lowered in a country, it will be an advantage for local companies to the detriment of competitors based in other countries. I wonder how the EU can allow such a form of protectionism. Oh, silly me, I just forgot EU == France 🤣
As a German I feel offended that you don’t attribute anything bad in the EU to Germany.
German EU dictatorship singlehandedly forces lower French petrol prices!
Also something something nuclear power!
You’re not making any sense. There are already huge disparities between EU countries based on tax structures, and it’s not causing huge distortions. I can guarantee you petrol will still be cheaper in Luxembourg.
