Three measures to relieve companies faced with rising energy prices. The first, called “electricity shock absorber”, will aim to cover part of the electricity bill for “VSEs that do not benefit from the tariff shield, SMEs, associations, local authorities and public establishments”.
The government will also “simplify and amplify the targeted aid, already in force for businesses”. With regard to communities, he will present an amendment to the finance bill providing for “the extension and amplification of the safety net for the year 2023”, explains Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne during a press conference this Thursday. at Matignon.
New aid that will not widen the deficit
The government seeks above all to obtain a structural reduction in energy prices on a European scale, but the Prime Minister specified that it was “essential to give visibility to all the players”. “Our companies and our communities could not wait,” says Elisabeth Borne.
This new aid will not widen the deficit, assures the head of government. Of the 12 billion planned, nearly 7 billion in aid will come from “annuities” levied on energy companies as part of an exceptional tax.
Source: 20minutes
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