selling at a loss authorized

Elisabeth Borne, Prime Minister, authorized the sale of fuel at a loss on Saturday. Although this practice has been banned for 60 years, it is a decision that leaves some users unmoved. “The difference is not going to be big. We are not going to eat better”, evokes a motorist. Selling at a loss could begin this fall, for a period of six months.

Fuel drop could be up to 47 cents below price

Distributors would be allowed to resell up to 25% below the purchase price. The reduction at the pump can be up to 47 cents per liter. An impossible pace to keep up for the representative of independent service stations. “Fuel sales represent 20% to 60% of the margin. You quickly run into deficit if you sell for less than 10 or 15 cents”, explains Francis Pousse, president of the “fuel distributors” branch of Mobilians. For their part, the big brands already practice operations at cost price.