the government announces aid for households heating with oil

The government announced, on the morning of Thursday, September 15, that it will pay aid to households that heat with fuel oil. Filling your tank is becoming more and more expensive. In Essonne, Georgette Desclauxretired, refueling for the winter. For 1,500 litres, it pays 2,220 euros this year, much more than the previous year. The liter went from 84 cents to 1.48 euros. Nearly 1.5 million households, i.e. half of those heated by oil, will receive government aid, from 100 to 200 euros.

The measure had become necessary, according to the delivery man. “Some wonder how they will spend the full winter. They go back over several times, there are some who have simply taken out a small loan”he testifies. Subsidizing fuel oil is however heresy according to the Network for Energy Transition. “Increasing aid for oil heating to pay bills is rather bad news. It shows the failure we have to get out of this dependence on fossil fuels”believes its director, Jean-Baptiste Lebrun. According to the government, the aid responds to an emergency. The measure is expected to cost the state 200 million euros.