A decree published on Saturday December 28 confirms a 14% reduction in the regulated rate for individuals. It will be effective from February 1, 2025, the date on which the electricity price shield will end, but without the tax increase that the previous government had envisaged.
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– from February 1, the regulated rate for individuals will see a drop of 14% despite the end of the price shield against inflation.
This is good news for the wallets of millions of French people, put to the test by inflation for several months: from February 1, the regulated rate for individuals will be a drop of 14% despite the end of the price shield against inflationreport The Parisian. This decline is not a surprise, but it remained to be made official. This is done with a decree published on Saturday December 28.
According to this decree, the tax will automatically rise on February 1 to its pre-crisis levelor 33.70 euros per megawatt hour for individuals compared to 22 currently, but without any additional increase. “The tax increases provided for in the initial finance bill do not come into force» confirmed the entourage of the Minister of Industry, Marc Ferracci, to AFP.
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Political pressures
Political pressure on the previous Prime Minister had been strong regarding energy prices. Michel Barnier had in fact, as part of the preparation of the 2025 budget, considered raising taxation at a level higher than that which prevailed before the tariff shield against inflation, in order to raise 3.4 billion euros, reminds The Parisian. Which would have had the effect of limiting the reduction in household bills to 9%. But faced with virulent protests from the LFI and RN groups in the National Assembly, the former government backed down. Without escaping censorship.
