According to the news, what did French citizens express a preference for in the poll cited by TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne?

French citizens expressed a preference for capped fuel prices at the pump over a superprofit tax, as stated in a poll cited by TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne during the company's annual general meeting.

What policy shift by the French government does the news attribute to the poll results mentioned by Pouyanne?

The news states that the French government has walked back its rhetoric around taxing so-called megaprofits — i.e., implementing a superprofit tax — because of the poll results showing public preference for capped fuel prices at the pump.

French citizens prefer capped fuel price at pump to superprofit tax, says TotalEnergies CEO

May 29, 2026

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne stated at the AGM that French citizens prefer capped fuel prices over superprofit taxes, prompting the government to soften its rhetoric on taxing megaprofits based on recent polling data.

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