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The energy check also covers households heating with oil and wood
“We have a device for households that heat with fuel oil and wood,” says Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Agnès Pannier-Runnacher specifies that the energy check also covers these households.
16:02
A “smart bison” of electricity consumption
The Minister highlights the EcoWatt site, a sort of “smart bison” of energy, to indicate to households their electricity consumption and encourage sobriety.
15:57
The Minister presents her Sobriety Plan
“For companies and local authorities, the key words are: consultation, sharing of good practices and responsibility”, says Agnès Pannier-Runacher when presenting her sobriety plan.
15:55
The Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, speaks
15:49
“The tariff shield has a cost”
“The tariff shield will cost the State 16 billion euros,” announced the Minister of the Economy.
15:48
The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, speaks
15:47
An energy check for 12 million households
The Prime Minister announces that 12 million of the most modest households will benefit from an energy check of 100 to 200 euros, “depending on their income”.
15:46
The tariff shield maintained
“We are going to maintain the tariff shield in 2023”, indicates the Prime Minister. Promising to “limit the rise in gas and electricity prices by 15% in 2023” for households, condominiums and small businesses.
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The government’s plan to reduce energy costs
- The introduction of a cap on the price of gas
- The downward revision of the ceiling on the price of electricity
- A decoupling of the price of gas and electricity
- Taxation of pensions
15:39
The price of electricity 10 times higher than 2021
“For gas prices, the markets are setting a price 5 times higher than that of 2021. For electricity, it is 10 times higher”, indicates Elisabeth Borne.
15:37
No cuts this winter
“In the most likely scenarios, if everyone takes their responsibilities, there will be no cuts. Only sobriety and European solidarity will enable us to avoid cuts and rationing”, declared the Prime Minister.
15:35
A call for sobriety
“It is a question of reducing the heating a little and avoiding all unnecessary consumption. It is therefore millions of individual decisions, every day, from each of us, which are essential for next winter to go well, ”calls the Prime Minister.
15:32
Elisabeth Borne takes the floor
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Bruno Le Maire also in favor of decoupling
The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, also wants it. “There is an absolute urgency to decouple the price of electricity from the price of gas,” he said at the end of August.
15:16
The EU wants to reform its electricity market
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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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We are following together, this Wednesday afternoon, the Prime Minister’s announcements, intended to contain soaring energy bills.