The essential
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne presents this Wednesday, during a press conference, the first protective measures in the face of soaring gas and electricity prices for 2023.
This extension of the tariff shield should make it possible to cope with an increase in tariffs of between 10 and 20%, according to the executive.
Without these measures, "on January 1, 2023, you would have an increase in the price of electricity of 120 euros per month per household and 180 euros for gas prices", assured Monday Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of Economy.
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Three ministers facing the French
Elisabeth Borne will be accompanied by the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, as well as her counterpart in charge of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
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What can we expect?
“Given the budgetary constraints weighing on 2023, it is not possible to maintain the tariff shield at the current level”, warned a ministerial adviser on Tuesday in our pages, ahead of the announcements.
According to the latter, “unfortunately we must fear an increase in gas and electricity prices of between 10 and 20%.
And probably closer to 20%.
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Hello and welcome to this live
We are following together, this Wednesday afternoon, the Prime Minister's announcements, intended to contain soaring energy bills.
