How to decrease French electrical energy payments? A delicate query, at a time when the federal government intends to stimulate electrical energy demand, whereas searching for to make cuts within the state price range. In December 2025, the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, requested his Minister of the Economy, Roland Lescure, to work on decline eventualities. Saturday January 3, in an interview with Parisianthe latter introduced a primary proposal, definitely very restricted. “This is not a revolution in energy pricing”he agreed.
Bercy intends to scale back by 1 / 4, or round 540 million euros, the quantity of a tax, particularly the transport tariff contribution (CTA). That is a discount of round 10 euros per 12 months for every family, and even 200 euros per 12 months for sure skilled clients, corresponding to a baker outfitted with an electrical oven, based on ministerial explanations.
For every family, this discount within the CTA will scale back the value of the subscription to an electrical energy contract by round 5% on 1er February, topic to a decree being printed in January. Which doesn’t imply that the general electrical energy invoice will drop by 5% for a family. In addition to the fastened half linked to the subscription, an electrical energy invoice additionally features a variable half linked to consumption. In a 60 sq. meter condominium utilizing electrical energy additionally for heating and never only for lighting, the annual invoice can exceed 1,600 euros, based on the Hello Watt comparator. On this foundation, the minimize on the CTA introduced by Bercy solely suggests a drop of lower than 1% for last family payments.
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