Politics · France · 4 hrs ago
Jacobelli says 5.5% VAT on energy is essential as diesel prices fall
Laurent Jacobelli, a spokesperson for France’s Rassemblement National party and a member of parliament for Moselle, spoke on BFMTV on Monday, October 12.
The discussion concerned a drop of 8 to 12 cents in diesel prices at the pump.
Jacobelli said cutting value-added tax on energy to 5.5% was essential.
Value-added tax, or VAT, is a tax added to the price of goods and services.
The proposed rate would apply to energy, but the available information does not say when or whether it would take effect.
It also does not give further details about the diesel price change or what happens next.
Diesel prices at the pump were reported to be falling by 8 to 12 euro cents.
Laurent Jacobelli said a reduction of VAT on energy to 5.5% was essential.
Jacobelli is a spokesperson for the National Rally and a deputy for Moselle.
He appeared on BFMTV on Monday, 12 October.
- Who
- Laurent Jacobelli, spokesperson for the National Rally and deputy for Moselle.
- What
- He said that reducing VAT on energy to 5.5% was essential as diesel prices fell.
- When
- Monday, 12 October; the article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- On BFMTV.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
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- Diesel price fall
- 8 to 12 euro cents at the pump
- Proposed VAT rate
- 5.5% on energy
- Speaker
- Laurent Jacobelli
- Role
- National Rally spokesperson and deputy for Moselle
- Appearance
- BFMTV, Monday, 12 October
What people are saying
The reduction of VAT to 5.5% on energy is essential
Sources
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