Invited on France Inter, the Prime Minister announces that she will detail “in the coming weeks” the latest decisions of the government to “absorb the rise in prices” of energy. In addition, she reassures Marine Le Pen: a consultation of Parliament on energy policy is “well planned”.
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The government is in the process of “take the final decisions” for “dampen” the rise in energy prices, in particular electricity, and will give the details “in the next few weeks”, assures Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne Thursday, September 1 on France Inter. “There will be an increase, but it will be contained”she adds.
“I confirm that if there were no system put in place by the State, the bill would increase by 100%. It is obviously unthinkable, so we will continue to cushion the rise in the price of gas and electricity for households. In addition, we will also have provisions to protect the most fragile”says the Prime Minister, nevertheless refusing to give an estimate of the price increase.
Electricity: “If there were no system put in place by the State, the bill would increase by 100%, which is obviously unthinkable”, estimates @Elisabeth_Borne #le7930inter pic.twitter.com/FKmqOjzBuS
– France Inter (@franceinter) September 1, 2022
With regard to the government’s energy policy, “a debate is already planned in Parliament, in the Assembly and in the Senate, so we can reassure Madame Le Pen: it is well planned”, replies the First Minister Elisabeth Borne. The figure of the National Rally had called for an extraordinary session of Parliament in the face of the energy crisis, contesting “that the President of the Republic bypasses Parliament to manage the crisis with an Energy Defense Council“.