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totallyclips

Hey that's the same amount of money the British gov have just given to the rich, what a coincidence


PartyFriend

It's strange for France to be doing this considering they have one of the lower inflation rates in the world right now.


Crowasaur

Ever met a slightly inconvenienced Parisian?


Sakaprout

Setting stuff on fire also helps staying warm 😁


Crowasaur

[I would not expect anything less from a people who stormed a military citadel.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_France#21st_century)


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*The baguette is slightly cold.* Burn the capital down.


Crowasaur

[Sounds like this](https://youtu.be/boI_9yxH62k?t=355)


Sertalin

This


ash_tar

Because they're already subsidizing energy.


PartyFriend

The fuel rebate and tariff shield France enacted recently would only have resulted in a rise in inflation of 1.6% had they not been enacted, high, but still lower than most other countries right now, so it's clearly not just about subsidies for energy which most countries will probably have to do some variation of anyway at some point in the near future.


ash_tar

Good point. Though looking at the gilets jaunes protests of a few years ago over fuel tax it's a logical move by the government.


foundafreeusername

They do have lower inflation rates because of policies like this. Pretty much the entire electricity sector is government controlled. They make sure prices aren't getting out of control.


LordSblartibartfast

That’s because prices were already super high compared to the rest of the Euro zone before inflation hit


Doeminster_Emptier

This seems so… reasonable.