Fuels: Jean Castex announces the creation of an “inflation allowance” of 100 euros

Published on : 10/21/2021 – 8:20 PM

Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday that an exceptional “inflation allowance” of 100 euros would be paid to French people earning less than 2,000 euros net per month in order to help them cope with rising prices, gasoline in particular.

Exceptional aid of 100 euros per person will be paid to French people earning 2,000 euros net per month while fuel prices continue to increase, announced Thursday, October 21, Jean Castex.

The price of gas in France will also be blocked “throughout the year 2022”, and not only until April 2022, the French Prime Minister also announced, stressing the high level of world prices.

Experts “tell us that in all likelihood the fall” in prices “will be slower” than expected and “therefore we have taken our responsibilities, by maintaining the price freeze throughout the year 2022”, declared the Prime Minister on TF1.

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With AFP

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