PRICE INCREASE: This electricity increase concerns customers “connected to a meter with a power of up to 36 kilovolt-amperes”, i.e. households, craftsmen, small businesses and craftsmen The government announced on Tuesday a 10% increase in regulated electricity prices on the 1st August, due to a gradual reduction in the price shield put in place for two winters. This […]
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The Minister Delegate for Trade announced, this Thursday 13th July 2023, that reductions are beginning to be seen the shelves of supermarkets. Others should follow. “We are emerging from a period of very significant inflation, and the decline is beginning,” rejoiced Olivia Grégoire at the microphone of SudRadio, this Thursday 13th July 2023. The Minister Delegate […]
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This Tuesday 11th July 2023, the Governor of the Banque de France spoke about inflation in France, announcing that the institution has “the beginnings of good news. On the increase in the future rate of the livret A, which should be announced Thursday 13th July 2023, François Villeroy de Galhau remained cautious. Bruno Le Maire, […]
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PRICE INCREASE: What’s cool in an inflationary period is that you can increase your margins without it showing (too much) When prices go up, the money has to go somewhere. And over the past two years in Europe, it has gone into the pockets of companies. It is not Karl Marx who says so, it is the International Monetary Fund […]
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COST OF LIVING: With inflation at just 3.2% in May, Spain is a good European student in the face of rising prices. But these flattering figures have not erased the difficult end of the month What if Spain had beaten inflation? In a few months, the Iberian country saw its curve fall from 10.8% to only 3.2%, […]
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PURCHASING POWER: Household consumption in France should fall back due to prices that remain very high In 2022, French growth experienced a remarkable boom with a 2.5% increase. But the year 2023 will not be so good. The French economy is expected to grow by 0.6%, marking a marked slowdown in particular because of prices which will remain high even […]
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INFLATION: The commitment of manufacturers to lower the prices of a hundred food products is really good news for consumers Hundreds of food products will see their prices drop from July under a commitment made to Bercy by 75 major food manufacturers, Bruno Le Maire promised on Friday. Among the products concerned, Bruno Le Maire cited […]
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ECONOMY: Inflation slowed markedly in May to stand at 5.1% year on year, after reaching 5.9% in April and over 6% at the start of the year Good news. After hitting record highs for several months, inflation slowed markedly in France in May. It stood at 5.1% over one year, after reaching 5.9% in April and more than 6% at […]
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CONSUMPTION: France was able to lower its electricity consumption due to a milder weather Last September, because of the war in Ukraine and the tension that existed on the electricity network, due to much-needed maintenance work, the government had warned that there could be power cuts or load shedding during the winter. Indeed, at that […]
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INFLATION: Prices at the fuel pump “must decrease by 10 cents” per litre, estimates the CLCV The consumer association CLCV accuses, on Wednesday, fuel distributors of having garnered “explosive gross margins” on gasoline and oil over the past four months, judging that prices at the pump “must decrease by 10 cents » per litre. “Mass distribution and oil […]
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