How much total tax per liter of fuel do the French pay?

Asked by gondwanalon (22871

) November 25th, 2018

There’s been recent violent protest in France due to fuel tax. I’ve read that the fuel tax has recently gone up 7 euro cents per liter (30 US cents per gallon). And the French pay €1.06 per liter ($7.06 a gallon) for gosoline (“slightly more for diesel”) including fuel tax.

But what is the TOTAL amount of tax that the French pay per liter of fuel (diesel/gasoline)?

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Think taxes are about 60 % of the fuel cost.

So €0.60 per liter or $4.20 per gallon.

Tropical_Willie (31124

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Where did you get €1.06 as the price of litre? The price last month avaraged €1.50 a litre for diesel. https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/France/diesel_prices/
If fuel tax and VAT combined are about 60% then that would make €.90

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@Lightlyseared Oops sorry. The Tacoma News Tribune this morning said the price of gasoline in Paris is €1.64 per liter ($7.06 per gallon). I copied it wrong above.

Thanks for the information.

I’d be rioting too if I had to pay 60% of the fuel cost in tax.

gondwanalon (22871

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It has been 40% to 50\% for years in Europe.

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