Im sure its true. Heres a euro example why
France fuel protest: One dead in 'yellow vest' blockades
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46233560
Tax petrol to fund new technologies then increase subsidies to help poor buy what they cannot afford.
Money goes from middle class to political cronies and poor, and working people get angry because they want to take care of themselves and their families, but the govt keeps taking their earnings.