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France to announce targeted measures to address energy prices, minister says

Electrical power pylons and high tension electricity power lines at sunset in Fos sur Mer, France, March 12, 2026.
Electrical power pylons and high tension electricity power lines at sunset in Fos sur Mer, France, March 12, 2026. Photo : REUTERS/Manon Cruz

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France will ​announce targeted measures in the ‌coming days to address energy price spikes driven by the Iran war, French ​finance minister Roland Lescure said ​on Thursday.

The government is preparing ⁠support for sectors hit hard ​by rising costs, including trucking companies ​and fisheries that are struggling to pay their energy bills, he said.

"In the ​next few days we will ​be able to announce new measures," Lescure said ‌in ⁠an interview with French broadcaster RTL.

"We have already taken steps for those, we are looking at ​what we ​call ⁠high-mileage drivers, but we will do so again ​in a targeted manner."

Lescure said ​he ⁠had called a meeting with G7 finance ministers, energy ministers and ⁠central ​bankers for Monday ​to discuss the situation.

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