The executive promises a 9% reduction in the bill for customers at regulated rates. And the others? Explanations…
No more price shield. The finance bill presented Thursday October 10 by the government reveals the new increase in a tax on electricity which will take place from February 1. A measure supposed to generate 3 billion euros in revenue but which, paradoxically, did not cause a spike in the bill for individuals. The executive even promises “a drop of 9%” for customers with regulated rates. Explanations.
A TICFE around €50 per MWh
As Le Parisien revealed last weekend, Bercy is working “an increase in the domestic final consumption tax on electricity (TICFE) beyond €32.44 per megawatt hour, which was the level of taxation before the inflationary crisis”. It had been lowered to only €1 to relieve the bills of the French in the face of the explosion in prices which followed the war in Ukraine (a record of €1,000 in August 2022 compared to €40 to €50 before the crisis), but in the context of falling inflation and exit from the tariff shield, this TICFE had been increased to €21 per MWh in February 2024 and the previous government intended to bring it back to its pre-crisis level on February 1, 2025 energy.
Michel Barnier therefore decided to go further in the face of France’s abysmal deficit, “a range around €50 per MWh“, estimated the Ministry of the Economy, justifying this choice by the decline in electricity prices on the markets, currently between 60 and 70%. Consequence for the 20 million individuals subscribing to the regulated tariff, the drop in the The bill should therefore be around 9%, instead of the 15% previously promised by former Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire.Or around €110 less on average on the annual bill“, promises Bercy.
And for the others?
And for the others? The 12 million customers who have subscribed to a market offer indexed to the regulated tariff should observe a similar change in the amount of their bill, according to Sylvain Le Falher, co-founder of the HelloWatt comparator, relayed by BFMTV.
On the other hand, for the remaining 20% which are not subject to the regulated rate, the bill could be steep. This will be the case for contracts whose prices vary depending on changes in electricity prices, or users who have opted for a fixed price offer but whose contract allows the supplier to play on the cost of the electricity. subscription or taxes. The increase could then be well above 5%. For these, the Ministry of Budget and Public Accounts recalled that the law allows you to switch to regulated prices, simply by signing a new contract. It is advisable, beforehand, to carefully compare the different offers?
