Regulated prices of gas, which affect 4.5 million homes, will experience a new increase of 5.4 % on the 1st of November, the third substantial increase since the beginning of the year, according to information from Figaro. The overall increase in rates 16.4% since the beginning of the year.
The price of gas is the subject of a formula, a highly precise, determined, under the auspices of the Commission for energy regulation (CRE), which takes into account the price of the gas market, which are themselves in large part indexed to the price of oil. Off the price of a barrel has seen a surge in recent months.
The cost of the raw material added to the supply, as well as taxes. The increase, however, should not continue : the price of gas on world markets, suggest a stabilization or even a slight decrease, except in geo-political tension.
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