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France offers motorists cash assistance to help pay for fuel

Andrew Cuomo

PARIS (AP) β€” French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that millions of lower- and medium-income motorists will each be given 100 euros ($116) in one-off financial assistance to help them cope with rising gasoline prices. Castex said on TF1 television Thursday that it was β€œan exceptional response to an exceptional situation.” The measure will concern about 36 million people who make less than 2,000 euros ($2,325) per month. The aid will start being given in December. The measure comes amid growing public discontent over a global energy crunch just as households are struggling to recover from the pandemic economic crisis. The government has already promised 100 euros in cash assistance to help about 6 million low-income households pay their energy bills.

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