The French government has announced plans to allow retailers to sell fuel at a loss - even though French law currently prohibits doing so - with hopes that the measure will bring down prices at the pump for consumers.
Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, prices are expected to hit €2.40 per liter next year…
And? You have good public transport and good bike infrastructure. Make it 5€
Public transport is also increasing in price quite significantly. So expensive, in fact, that it would be cheaper for my girlfriend to go to uni by car (about an hour’s drive) once her free student travel runs out, than it would be to take a discount (!!!) subscription for the route from home to uni by train. Public transport here is good, but it’s suffering from enshittification due to underfunding and sky high prices. It’s a shame. And unfortunately, a 45km one-way bike trip isn’t feasible most days. Not time-wise anyway.
While I don’t know the transport pricing structure in NL, that kind of calculation is generally only ever true if you own a car anyway and ignore that cost.
If fuel prices are artificially lowered in a country, it will be an advantage for local companies to the detriment of competitors based in other countries. I wonder how the EU can allow such a form of protectionism. Oh, silly me, I just forgot EU == France 🤣
You’re not making any sense. There are already huge disparities between EU countries based on tax structures, and it’s not causing huge distortions. I can guarantee you petrol will still be cheaper in Luxembourg.
