Heating Oil
The French government claims that fuel margins have returned to levels seen before the crisis
The French Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday that fuel retailers are now making the same gross margins they did before the Iran war, after a brief spike in prices. The data release comes after an announcement made in April, which was heavily criticized by the industry. It said that the French government would consider fixing the price at the pump so as to prevent fuel distributors from earning windfall profits because of the record high prices due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz. The statement from the Ministry read: "The government will continue to closely monitor the evolution in...