9000 euros of light per month. This is the amount of the monthly invoice of a craftsman located in the Paris region, paid by BFMTV. This bill, five months ago, was ten times less. Financially unsustainable situation for this boss. Of the nine employees on his team, he has already had to fire two.
It requested government help to renegotiate its contract with EDF. An adviser from the energy company, contacted by phone, explains that this “may take a few weeks. You are not the only client who has taken this step.”
“We can’t keep paying the bills”
In the meantime, you have no choice but to pay your bills, up to the electricity prices listed in your contract…before you receive an amendment soon. But when? “I can’t tell you if it will be February 1 or March 1,” replies the adviser. Long and complex procedures that discourage and annoy bakers.
The craftsman tried to “block the invoices”. But his interlocutors granted him an end of inadmissibility.
Demonstration of bakers this Monday
Bakers lack time to do all these steps. His solution? Go to the chambers of commerce and industry (CCI) or public accountants who can help them in order to request the various aids provided by the executive.
A demonstration is planned for the beginning of the afternoon in Paris, at the initiative of the collective for the survival of the bakery and crafts. The bakers will make their discontent heard there. Among their demands, the release of new aid from the government.
Source: BFM TV
