Anne Hidalgo advocates stopping the sale of new combustion vehicles in France from 2030, and the conversion of used cars to electric. But in the short term, the PS candidate for the Presidency of the Republic and current mayoress of Paris is considering a reduction in VAT on gasoline.
Between the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and motorists, it’s not really a love story. Progressive ban on the circulation of thermal vehicles during the week (until Crit’Air 4 currently, the next stage is Crit’Air 3 in July 2022), increase in the price of parking and elimination of thousands of spaces, reduction of the speed limit. … we no longer count the anti-car measures implemented by the elected PS whose citizens only account for about 30% of car owners, even if it means forgetting the residents of the Parisian crowns who go to the capital by the road to work there. But Anne Hidalgo is also a candidate for the next presidential election now, an ambition of national scale which pushes it to a radical change of discourse, at least in appearance.
A temporary VAT cut to mitigate the rise in prices
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End of 2018 in the columns of The gallery, then at the height of the yellow vests crisis caused by the announcement of an increase in fuel taxation, Anne Hidalgo advocated a carbon tax as well as ” alignment of diesel and gasoline taxation ”Synonymous with an increase in taxes on diesel. Today she says she is in favor of lowering VAT on fuel. ” It is 20% on gasoline. We can increase it to 5.5% because it is a staple product “, She has just declared at the microphone of RTL in front of Pierre Chasseray, general delegate of the association 40 Millions of Motorists.
” There is a difference between the big metropolises, which sometimes even have free transport (this is not the case in Paris where their prices are managed on a regional scale, editor’s note), and more rural areas (…) and this is where the price of fuel will weigh very, very heavily on purchasing power », Says Anne Hidalgo. However, this would only be a temporary cut aimed at mitigating the current rise in energy prices. ” In an exceptional situation, exceptional solutions. The exceptional situation is the increase in fuel prices. (…) What I am proposing is that, exceptionally and to cover this period, we can play on the VAT “, Specified the socialist candidate. Anne Hidalgo estimates the cost of this reduction in VAT for the state at around 8 billion euros. For consumers, this would translate into savings of 20 to 25 cents per liter depending on The echoes.
Hidalgo wants the end of thermal in 2030
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Behind this apparent reprieve for thermal vehicle users, Anne Hidalgo wants to accelerate their abandonment in favor of “zero emission” models. She announces: “ In Paris, it’s 2030 (in circulation, editor’s note). France for now is 2040 (for sale new, editor’s note), but I think we have to go to 2030 for all of France. The hexagon would therefore take five years ahead of the recommendations of the European Commission which aims to ban the sale of new combustion vehicles by 2035. And the aspirant to the Presidency does not limit her project to the new market. ” There will remain used vehicles, on which it will be necessary to retrofit, support She says. It predicts that motorists ” will be forced to abandon their thermal cars “, Emphasizing that” manufacturers have already initiated the transformation of the automotive sector, and within 10 years there will be almost no more thermal vehicles “. It does not say anything about the development of the charging network for the moment.
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Anne Hidalgo says she wants to increase aid for the purchase of electric vehicles, particularly for the inhabitants of rural areas who are severely affected by current and future increases in fuel prices because they are forced to use their cars but do not have the means to change them. ” I see the crisis looming before us. (…) There are bonuses for the purchase of electric vehicles, but this is not enough. You can’t take the double penalty », She addresses them, without specifying what new aid she would put in place. Although Anne Hidalgo has publicly declared herself as a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, she should not be officially invested by the Socialist Party until October 14 following an internal vote. Its program should therefore expand with the support of the party from that date.
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