Electricity prices to rise aug 15
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FRANCE REMAINS ONE OF EUROPE'S CHEAPEST COUNTRIES FOR POWER PRICES ELECTRICITY prices will rise from August 15 by an average of 3.4% The price rises apply to government-fixed tariffs.
The _tarifs bleus_ (householders) will rise 3%, the _tarifs bleus pros_ (professionals) up 4%, _tarifs jaunes_ (small to medium businesses) up 4.5% and _tarifs verts_ (large businesses) up
5.5%, the economy ministry has announced. Previous rises were 2.3% in August 2009 and 2% in 2008 and come on top of several large rises in the price of gas. According to European statistics
body Eurostat, French electricity prices are on average 5% cheaper than the European average. It is the second cheapest country after Finland. Photo:L_Avi