* The rates were to increase by 1.07% on average for 2015
* Gel pending the parliamentary working group’s work
* Next waypoint the negotiations end in February
* Vinci, Eiffage and Abertis down the stock market (update with news of Matignon)
by Gilles Guillaume
PARIS, Jan. 27 ( Reuters) – Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday a rate freeze highways, which were to increase by 1.07% on average on 1 February in order to leave the parliamentary working group time to review the ongoing discussions between the State and the motorway concessionaires.
The highway system is the subject for several months a standoff between the State and the dealers. They have made several proposals to try to end the crisis, but Manuel Valls had promised in late December that the elect would be consulted before any government decision.
“Pending the outcome of this work, the government decided to suspend the application of higher tolls contractually stipulated on 1 February. He will take orders for this purpose, “said Matignon in a statement, confirming information obtained by Reuters from the association 40 million motorists.
No comment could be obtained immediately from the Ministries of Economy and Ecology, engaged in negotiations, or ASFA (Association of French motorway companies).
The expected increase was expected to affect inflation , investment and increasing the State fee.
The motorway concessionaires were not hostile to a gel-time, provided they can moderate the expected increases in the contract and that this announcement falls within the framework of a “package deal” on the relationship between the state and the motorway companies.
Without global agreement, they heard again Friday night challenge in court any authoritarian rate freeze tolls to 1 February.
So they hoped to reach an early agreement, and turn to good page several months of crisis on the highways, the Prime Minister referred to “by the end of February,” the next stage point with the group of work.
NEXT GROUP MEETING Thursday, February 5
The government reiterated be determined “to overhaul” concessions to rebalance the relationship between the state and concessionaires .
“The government’s objectives are better regulation of tolls to preserve the purchasing power of drivers, stricter supervision of the profits of dealers and their participation increased corporate financing of transport infrastructure of country, “continued Matignon
The working group will examine two scenarios. renegotiation of concession contracts or termination. However, the government decided last December 31 not to use this weapon of termination, de facto postponing the threat of a year.
The working group, which was originally include six socialist and green MEPs , has been extended to the opposition and senators to count now 15 members. Olivier Faure, Socialist MP and member of the group, told Reuters that it would now meet every week and the next working meeting was set for Thursday, February 5.
In Stock at 14.15, the concessionaires titles Eiffage, Vinci and Abertis yield between 2% and 4.2%. (With Julien Ponthus and Jean-Baptiste Vey, edited by Jean-Michel Belot)
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