Faced with rising fuel prices, Marine Le Pen confirmed this Friday on France Bleu Nord that she wants to reduce VAT from 20% to 5.5%. The National Rally candidate in the presidential election also wants to remove the increases decided by the government in 2017 and 2018.
“We did not wait for the war in Ukraine to see the price of energy in reality soar, in general, in particular fuels: fuel oil, gas, and electricity. So, I proposed more six months to massively lower the VAT on energy, which is currently at 20%.I want it to be 5.5% because I consider that energy is a basic necessity and therefore it must benefit from a VAT on basic necessities. It is 12 billion that I would thus return to the French”said Marine Le Pen
“Given the worsening of the situation, I added to this measure the absolutely necessary abolition of the increases which had been decided by Emmanuel Macron. Because remember, in 2017 and in 2018, Emmanuel Macron increased the taxes on the fuel. This is what had triggered the revolt of the yellow vests. With these two measures, combined. I am reducing diesel by 44 cents per liter and gasoline by 34 cents per liter, which will allow some oxygen, added the candidate of the National Rally.
The reduction in VAT will be permanent. But the abolition of the increases decided by the government will be temporary. But it will be supported by the oil groups, assures Marine Le Pen.
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