The Government is absolutely not bound by the assessments provided by Pierre Gadonneix. "Christine Lagarde, who knew that she would be arrested yesterday afternoon by the UMP senators did not wait to return President of EDF in its goals. The day before, Pierre Gadonneix had estimated that his company was in need, to stop debt, an increase of 20 of its tariffs "over three, four years." "When stars, asked the Moon", commented the Minister for the economy yesterday morning, on the move in the sum. In the Senate, she then confessed that he needed "" tariff increases, but especially advised EDF to achieve "productivity gains" which "does not translate job cuts". "It is the State set the rules of the game, said the"Echos"Christian Estrosi, Minister of industry." Must be a balance between the needs of investment and the need not to pose an unbearable weight on the shoulders of the household. The rate and delay any are the order of the day. "Yesterday evening, in a press release, Jean-Louis Borloo and Christine Lagarde said that" no decision was made to this day"with respect to a rising electricity rates.
If the Executive seeks to calm, assuring the crossing have learned this request by the press, is that the revolt thunders. In economic crisis, while industries and households are already strained, tariffs increased by EDF triggered an outcry among the associations of consumers and in the political class.

The decision made in early August
As the bond launched by EDF for individuals to raise at least 3.2 billion euros, which is three times more than what the Group was considering. "It is not in a democratic country of the ways", castigated Ségolène, Royal, while the spokesperson of the PS, Benoît Hamon, denounced, the "cynicism" of Pierre Gadonneix. The majority, who claimed a "national debate" in the Senate by the voice of Ladislas Poniatowski, is also outraged. "20, why not 100!", Litvinenko Xavier Bertrand, the Secretary General of the UMP. "Unacceptable", dropped Patrick Ollier, the President of the commission for Economic Affairs of the Assembly. "Not reasonable on the merits, not appropriate in the presentation", stressed villepiniste Georges Tron. Pierre Méhaignerie, the Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs, he was "deeply outraged", promising to be "vigilant" end
The tariff movement should be decided in early August, after consultation of the Commission for regulation of energy, and release, as every year, between 10 and 15 August, in the heart of the holiday. According to the public service contract signed between the State and EDF, the (blue) residential rates increase may not exceed the rate of inflation. It stood at 3.6 in July 2008, what amply justify the Black 2 increase in August last to individuals. This year, consumer prices are almost stable, but Bercy could justify an increase, even limited to 1 for example, arguing that the public service contract does not clear the reference period for the calculation of inflation. The Government is free to take as a basis the month of July, the last twelve months, or even the duration of the contract, from 2005 to 2010. "On custody of the political room for manoeuvre to the contract," slips a government source. Knowing that the increase will be different for individuals and industry.