Prices at the pump have once again been a major concern for motorists since Wednesday. In fact, with the reduction of the cumulative rebates from the government and TotalEnergies from 50 to 20 cents per liter of fuel, prices once again exceed the symbolic threshold of 2 euros. And it will be worse from next January 1 when these two sales are definitively stopped. However, the government has been announcing for several weeks that a new device will replace the bonus that has applied since last April.
Elisabeth Borne spoke at length in the columns of Les Echos in an interview dedicated mainly to the investments of the France 2030 plan. The opportunity for the head of government to reveal some additional elements on the successor to the discounts that will be more specific aid, as announced previously.
Details on aid to companies for energy
While energy occupies a place toujours plus preponderant to the approche de l’hiver, the Première ministers to rappelé that the plafonnement des prix du gaz at the European level était toujours sur la table bien qu’elle regrette la lenseur des progrès sur this point. “However, many issues have advanced: group gas purchases at the European level and a new framework for the authorization of national aid to companies, she tempered. We are using all the room for maneuver that is offered.”
Asked about the risk of a wave of corporate bankruptcies that could result from this energy crisis, Elisabeth Borne refuses to be pessimistic: “For the moment, the level of bankruptcies is still lower than in 2019, although the situation is tighter for companies companies We remain vigilant, but the latest signals from the labor market remain positive”. At the same time, Matignon’s tenant maintains her confidence in the ability of the French economy to avoid recession in 2023, although the evolution of the geopolitical situation will be decisive.
Source: BFM TV
