For comparison: making public transport free in The Netherlands will cost 4 billion annually, but that was deemed 'impossibly expensive'. Plus we also need budget cuts on health and education every year.

https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/04/new-study-estimates-the-netherlands-fossil-fuel-subsidies-at-e37-5-billion-per-year-despite-long-standing-promises-to-end-this-support/#:~:text=Amsterdam%2C%20September%204%2C%202023%20%E2%80%93,%E2%82%AC37.5%20billion%20per%20year. Annoying that I can't read the bottom link but truly what an interesting study.

For context, the total Dutch government budget for 2023 is 395 billion. So this represents 9.5 per cent of government spending.

If fossil fuels are so good, why do they need subsidies

Please link the article anyway, i assume most of us know how to use technology to translate a web page.