DECRYPTION – The government is already beginning to put pressure on motorway companies to avoid increasing the bill for motorists too much.
“It is inconceivable that there is an increase [du prix des péages] next February, 7% or 8%“, assured last Sunday the Minister of Transport to the JDD. Clément Beaune added that he “good hope“, justifying that “motorway companies have a contract that binds them with the State“. With this stroke of pressure, the minister is trying to curb the increase in tariffs. But he still clarified that “an annual toll revaluation formula taking inflation into accountappears in the contract. With more than 6% increase in consumer prices over one year in July, the bill could prove salty for drivers. The ministry specifies Figaro that discussions will be initiatedfrom the start of the school year with the dealership companies to avoid a sharp increase“.
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