(FILES) This illustration taken on April 4, 2022 in Dortmund, western Germany, shows a flame of a burning hob at a gas cooker. "There will be no increase in gas taxes" French government's spokesperson Maud Bregeon said on October 13, 2024, correcting a statement by French Minister for Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate, and Risk Prevention had mentioned this possibility on October 11, 2024 through an amendment to the finance law. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)