French farmers protest fuel taxes

by Not A Newt: France

the french farmers are using water cannons to blast a tax office building because they are fed up with fuel prices. the post argues that rising costs come from the war but also points out that fuel in france is crushed by heavy taxation. diesel carries a 42% tax rate for consumers while gasoline 95 sits at roughly 48%. looking at the numbers, diesel priced at €2.37 per liter includes €0.608 in excise tax and €0.395 in VAT, totaling €1.003 in taxes. gas 95 priced at €2.213 per liter has €0.690 in excise tax and €0.369 in VAT, which adds up to €1.059 in taxes (47.9%). the government collects roughly half of the fuel price as tax revenue. these high taxes let the state profit from elevated prices while small farmers struggle to keep their operations running. the math shows diesel is hit with 42.3% tax.