The government's determination to reduce France's use of diesel fuel is to take a new turn with the increase of the price of the polluting fuel by 1 centime per litre, per month, during the next 24 months. Since 85% of cars and vans are fuelled by gasoil this will have a significant effect on household budgets. We suppose it would be cynical to point out that it will also bring significant revenues to the exchequer; though 2 billion euros worth of tax cuts have been voted by the Assembly for next year. There has been no equivalent reduction in the price of petrol, so fossil fuels are definitely in the sights of the minister for the environment.
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