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Increase in electricity prices inevitable, says French elected official
(EurActiv, 30 Mar 2022) Faced with soaring electricity prices, the French government has introduced a tariff shield for the year 2022 to protect the most vulnerable households. However, this measure will not last forever, according to the spokesperson for French election candidate Valérie Pécresse.
Jean Rottner, former mayor of Mulhouse and current president of the Conseil régional du Grand Est, was invited on Tuesday (29 March) by the association Equilibre des Energies to present the climate program of the candidate for the French presidential election, Valérie Pécresse.
The elected representative used this opportunity to speak on the increase in electricity prices. “We must have the courage to say it, […] it will be necessary to accept, in one way or another, a form of an increase in the cost,” he said.
Educational efforts needed
For the moment, a tariff shield protects the French. According to the Vie Publique website, it should help limit the price increase to 38 euros per year for private customers and 60 euros per year for professionals.
“Without the measures, the regulated electricity tariff would have risen by 330 euros per year for private customers and 540 euros per year for a professional customer, according to the Energy Regulation Commission,” the website states.
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