Emmanuel Macron presenting his water plan this Thursday, in the Hautes-Alpes. POOL / REUTERS
DECRYPTION – Emmanuel Macron, who presented his “water plan” on Thursday, expressed his desire that “progressive and responsible pricing” could be “generalized in France”. But the price is now set by the municipalities or the intermunicipalities.
Emmanuel Macron has been very clear: he wants a “progressive and responsible pricing” water can be “widespread in France”. “The first cubic meters are invoiced at a modest price, close to the cost price”And “then, beyond a certain level, the price per cubic meter will be higher”, explained the President of the Republic by presenting his water plan this Thursday.
This type of pricing is already in force in about ten municipalities in France. And this is where the shoe pinches: in France, it is the municipalities, or the intermunicipalities, which set the price of water. And this, whatever the mode of management chosen. When the service is managed directly by government, the price is set by the community. But, even within the framework of a public service delegation contract, the price is fixed in the contract and it is indeed the local authority which is the decision-maker on this point. Even if, once the contract is made, it must be respected.
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