No increase in gas prices or fuel on 1 January
Good news for the wallets of households: the regulated price of gas and fuel prices will not move from 1 January following the cancellation of the carbon tax by the Constitutional Council.
Currently set at 41.5 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) excluding taxes, the regulated price of gas for households would have increased 3.14 euros, with the introduction of carbon tax. With its removal, the price will be "not more expensive," said Department of Ecology and Energy and Sustainable Development.
The fuel and the fuel does not undergo an increase of 5 cents per liter initially planned for 1 January, according to the French Union of Petroleum Industries (Ufip). "Regarding our products, the status quo.For consumers, there will be no change, it is a white transaction, "said Jean-Louis Schilansky, president of the French Union of Petroleum Industries (Ufip).
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