It has escaped no one's notice that since the much-vaunted Europe has no longer even managed to avoid war on its soil, prices at the pump have soared. And that's an understatement. The precariousness, the resignation that months of confinement have taught us, and a hint of bad conscience in complaining about the price of a tank while a population is experiencing greater suffering, mean that we regret the situation more than we revolt. But this time the problem seems to come from the politicians that we no longer expected at the bedside of our daily lives. In Italy and France, interesting and interested reactions arose.
Refueling is now a luxury and in France, for the first time, diesel has been identified as the most expensive fuel at the pump. And not just a little. Taking 10 cents every 24 hours, and gasoline with it, it costs around 00 euros per liter. An inflation that nothing seems to stop. Except perhaps common sense. Politically, he appeared in Italy with the Minister of Ecological Transition. Seeing a person in charge a priori against the thermal engine and fossil energy worrying about the evolution of a situation which emphasizes a little more on the need to rethink mobility, it is all the same a sign that the situation is severe. His name is Roberto Cingolani and he declared on SkyTg24 these remarks relayed by Moto.it : " we are witnessing an unjustified increase in fuel prices, there is no technical reason for these increases » explained the minister. “ And this inflation is not linked to the reality of the facts. It's a speculative spiral, on which few win. A colossal scam at the expense of businesses and citizens ».
After dropping the bomb, crawlers went further by explaining how, today, we must “ establish a maximum price beyond which European operators cannot go, this is fundamental. Anyone who exports gas cannot count without Europe ". The minister does not name names or attribute responsibility, but he dwells on the fact that Italy “ pays for historical mistakes for not having diversified its energy production ».
And in France, at what price?
An assessment that can just as easily be applied in our country. Exactly, what about France ? The Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Saturday March 12, a “ discount at the pump of 15 cents per liter » will apply from April 1er and during 4 months for all French people, in order to cope with soaring fuel prices. Then he added: “ how would the French understand that they pay 2 euros for a full tank of diesel, while at the same time the oil companies are still making big profits ? If the State makes an effort of 15 cents per liter, and they make, for example, an effort of 5 cents, that is 20 cents that must end up in the pockets of the French. “, further urged the Prime Minister.
The intention is good, but we do not understand the deadline for application and this four-month reprieve. Because during this time, the international crisis will continue, giving rise to inflation at the pump. We would have liked a systematization of price controls, but the State is perhaps ultimately not so powerful or courageous to enter into this game for the benefit of its citizens. However, in an electoral period, which will last more or less between the presidential and the legislative elections surprisingly during these four fixed months, everything is good to take from the 1er of a month of April which will be that of the two rounds of the presidential election.
Otherwise, on the ground, everyone lives their experience, adapts, survives. And it's every day. Who has not seen or filled up with gasoline cut from ethanol or gone daily to top up with diesel because it will inevitably be more expensive per liter the next day? Note that there is no problem supplying the pumps. While chatting freely with the manager of a station displaying a well-known logo, the latter let me go at the end of the argument with a barely restrained smile, “ that we have never stuffed ourselves so much ". All is said.
