ParisFrench inflation hit 3.0% in September, up from 2.4%.
Energy prices rose 21.2% year-on-year, against 16.7% in August, Insee said.
France skipped broad fuel-tax cuts for targeted aid that does not lower measured inflation, so oil prices pass through more directly.
The government projects interest costs rising to €91bn in 2027 from €79bn.
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- Investing.com
- attributes inflation surge to energy pass-through due to France's targeted (not broad) fuel tax reduction approach
Sources: Investing.com