the deputy secretary of the Republicans asks to “freeze” the tax on non-road diesel

While the anger of farmers is growing in recent days, MP Julien Dive, deputy secretary general of the Les Républicains party, asked the government on Saturday January 20 on franceinfo to reduce the tax pressure on farmers, that is to say i.e. “freeze a tax on fuel”, or the tax on non-road diesel (GNR). In recent days, farmers have been carrying out blockade operations on the roads, particularly in the South-West.

In September 2023, Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of the Economy, confirmed the elimination of the tax loophole on GNR for farmers and construction companies, which corresponded to a desire by the executive to increase revenues. taxes linked to ecology. Julien Dive describes the anger of the farmers, as “legitimate anger, many promises to farmers have been made since 2017, these promises have sometimes missed the target, like the remuneration of farmers which is a vast sea serpent”regrets the LR deputy for Aisne.