The rise in fuel prices weighs heavily on the French portfolio. A situation which, a few months before the presidential elections, gives candidates the opportunity to explain their vision of the problem. Some want to lower taxes on fuel. Others, like Gabriel Attal, prefer targeted aid.
The Renaissance and Horizons candidates in the presidential elections saw their campaign hit by fuel prices, and the lack of fiscal space brought the two former prime ministers back to the record of Emmanuel Macron's quinquennats.
The rise in fuel prices weighs heavily on the French portfolio. A situation which, a few months before the presidential elections, gives candidates the opportunity to explain their vision of the problem. Some want to lower taxes on fuel. Others, like Gabriel Attal, prefer targeted aid.