We have the government's response to the budget: spokesperson Maud Bregeon announces live whether or not gas will increase

Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon was asked about a possible increase in gas taxes. On October 13, 2024, she gave her answer.

“There will be no increase in gas taxes”, says government spokesperson Maud Bregeon on BFMTV. After several days of speculation, she announced that such an increase was not envisaged at this stage.

No increase

Questioned by our colleagues at midday, the government spokesperson gave her answer. No, "there will be no increase", she hammered home.

Ministers in disagreement

On Thursday, the Minister for Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, said she intended to tackle tax loopholes that concern fossil fuels: oil, gas and coal. A double battle, both budgetary and ecological.

This involves, according to her, increasing the automobile penalty, removing the reduced VAT rate of 5.5% on the installation of fossil fuel boilers and finally by way of a government amendment, through an increase in taxation on airline tickets and gas.

Bang, here comes her colleague in charge of the Budget, Laurent Saint-Martin, to contradict her. Guest on TF1's 1pm news, he simply said that he was “not in favour”. “Agnès Pannier-Runacher said that there might be amendments on the increase in gas taxation”, he then qualified, adding that the finance bill presented this week “did not contain an increase in gas taxation”.