Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Ségolène Royal calls for “a rate freeze highways in 2015″ – Challenges.fr

Ségolène Royal calls for "a rate freeze highways in 2015″ – Challenges.fr

The Minister of Ecology Segolene Royal said Tuesday, Dec. 16 highway hope that prices will be frozen in 2015, while it is expected that they are readings of 0.57% on 1 February as part of planned annual increases in their concession agreements.

The Minister of Ecology “does not exclude the hypothesis of termination of contracts concession “of the motorway companies, she has also shown on BFM TV.

Asked about the cost of such termination, amounted to at least 20 billion euros according to a progress report of the parliamentary commission on the place of highways in transportation infrastructure, Ségolène Royal ordered to “be wary of numbers that are launched to fear.”

“Make an effort of one billion euros”

She also called for the establishment of an independent commission “to say whether toll increases are justified or not.”

“The motorway companies will have to make an effort to one billion euros “said she finally announced, saying that they must understand that making investments in infrastructure is” in their interest “.

These positions occur the day before the submission of the report information on the place of highways in transportation infrastructure, scheduled for Wednesday.

Asked about the future of some 200 employees Ecomouv ‘, which the company ceased trading last week after the abandonment of the environmental tax, Segolene Royal confirmed “the guarantee of a year’s salary for employees” of the company.

(With AFP)

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