France has no budgetary leeway to counter rising fuel prices
- Posted on March 10, 2026
- By Le Monde
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France has no budgetary leeway to counter rising fuel prices

Despite pressure from the far-right Rassemblement National and the radical left La France Insoumise, the government has ruled out the introduction of a 'price shield' at this stage, such as the costly mechanism implemented after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.