France to allow loss-making petrol sales to bust fuel inflation (www.thelocal.fr)

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The French government has announced plans to allow retailers to sell fuel at a loss - even though French law currently prohibits doing so - with hopes that the measure will bring down prices at the pump for consumers.

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[-] federalreverse@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Ok. That sucks. :/

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