French budget minister announces extra targeted measures worth €710 million

​French ​Budget Minister ‌David Amiel said ​on Thursday that ‌additional targeted aid measures worth €710 million ($822.61 million) will be introduced ‌to help people and businesses ‌deal with the effects of the war in ⁠Iran on ​fuel ⁠prices.

The new amount earmarked would ⁠bring the total spending in helping ​consumers cope with higher ⁠fuel prices to almost €1.2 billion, ⁠he ​said in a news conference held ⁠in Paris.

($1 = 0.8631 euros)