Élisabeth Borne assures that there is "no soaring price" of fuels to be expected in the coming weeks

Prices at the pump have soared this summer, much to the chagrin of vacationers. However, Elisabeth Borne wants to be optimistic about their future development. If the Prime Minister recognized, this Wednesday noon on France Bleu, that “there has been an increase in fuel prices since the beginning of July”, she affirmed that they were stabilizing. "We do not expect to have a surge in fuel prices in the coming weeks," she tried to reassure.

However, the latest figures from the Ministry of Energy Transition, analyzed by Fig Data, show that pump prices continued their spectacular increase last week. A liter of diesel now costs an average of 1.8725 euros, or 2.4 additional cents in one week. Unheard of in six months. Gasoline following a similar trend, although slightly less accentuated. The price of the SP-98 approaching the two euro mark (1.9995), like that of the SP-95 (1.9507 euro) and the E10 (1.9345 euro).

An optimism that led the Prime Minister to close the door to the establishment of a new fuel voucher, like the aid created at the beginning of the year to take over from the government rebate at the pump. “We already have a certain number of oil groups and distributors who have undertaken to keep prices below 2 euros, I am thinking in particular of TotalEnergies, or else to sell fuel at cost price”, also underlined Elisabeth Borne. .