7 additional cents per litre of sansplomb and 8

Less than two weeks have been necessary to Michel Rocard, Chairman of the Conference on the contribution of climate-energy (CCE) to prepare its recommendations on the basis of the consensus reached on 9 July around fifteen personalities (politicians, economists, scientific, etc.). Its report will be submitted to the Government Friday. In a version provisional and partial including "Les echos" learned, former Prime Minister, invited France Inter this morning, displays its preference for a reform as early as January 1, 2010, all the more acceptable than the oil prices remain at this stage, relatively low. He argues for an assessment of the only fossil fuels (gas, coal, oil). Electricity, which emits co when it is produced by coal (in rush hour), would be excluded from the perimeter, being already submitted to the European market of quotas. For the same reasons, the industries the more consumers of energy (iron and steel, cement, glass, paper, etc.) would be, they, not affected. Michel Rocard wants nevertheless that the EAC and the quota price converge gradually in the future.

Proposal for a "green check".

Apart from these cases, the "price signal" should be "readable, predictable, universal and especially avoid the trap of derogations", while proposals are circulating to exonerate households or families. "For reasons of acceptability", per ton of CO emitted would be billed at the price of 32 euros in 2010 (the level of 45 euros was "ideal" to accelerate energy savings), to the level of EUR 100 in 2030. This will report about 8.3 billion euros next year, with 4.3 billion borne by households. Applied to fuels, it will return to 7.7 additional cents per litre of sans-plomb and 8.5 cents per litre of diesel. A nearest lower starting (from 15 euros for example) price of the market of quotas of CO is not reasonable if the France is to meet its goal to divide by four CO consumption by 2050, defends Michel Rocard. "To mark the visibility of the project", the Finance Act establishing the carbon tax will also "announce its rate for the next five years." An instance must be created to assume the device monitoring and process of its extension to other greenhouse gases (methane, etc.). Side offset, Michel Rocard waters down the "green check" proposal by the Fondation Hulot. Of course, redistribution must be considered "for the more modest households or the most affected sectors. The invoice will indeed exceed 300 euros per year for some households (heating oil, journey home work in car). But the compensation should be "partial" and "as flat as possible(nonliéeàlaconsommation) to not weaken the price signal. It must also "if possible" be "transient." "It could try to take account of the geographical location rural or energy heating types," simply indicates the report, without deciding on the form between "green check", "targeted assistance" or "fiscal aid to the energy transition."

The revenue generated by the contribution should especially "to initiate a reorganization of taxation", by changing the taxation of enterprises. Objective: strengthen competitiveness. If Michel Rocard said that "the establishment of the EAC should not be seen as the financing of business tax reduction", "the idea thus clear recipe is re-examined is accepted by most stakeholders, the priority to be given, in the use of the recipe, to competitiveness". And the Prime Minister to berate the "curiosity of the French system" that was "tp" by taxing investment. If sectoral compensation can be considered, for example in agriculture, Michel Rocard judge here that they will have to be limited (see below).

The Elysee has now a few weeks to forge his own opinion and integrate the reform, which should be the case, the Bill of finance 2010.