Paris (AFP) – Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron closed Thursday drama highways, announcing an agreement between the State and the concessionaires, which “gives flat contracts, but not terminate” .
“In recent days have concluded an agreement on the terms announced yesterday by the prime minister,” including the freezing of toll rates in 2015, said Emmanuel Macron before the public works professionals meeting at the headquarters of the National Federation of Public Works (FNTP) in Paris.
“The agreement was signed, it will be implemented as soon as possible,” the minister said to the press Following this intervention, hailing a decision “win-win”. “we give flat current contracts but not terminate because it would have undermined the word of the State, it would have stopped the decisions investment which our economy needs. “
When contacted by AFP, the Association of French motorway companies (ASFA) was not able to comment immediately.
The standoff between the government and the dealers had been hired in the fall, after a report by the Competition Authority which referred to the “rent” of these companies.
The agreement provides, as announced Wednesday by Prime Minister Manuel Valls, the motorway companies (ACS) contribute to the financing of public infrastructure and transportation projects, “up to a billion euros they will pay over the life of their concessions, as a contribution to AFITF (transport infrastructure financing agency in France, ed), “said Emmanuel Macron.
” In addition to this They have committed to pay EUR 100 million to an infrastructure fund managed by the Deposit contributing to the development of the sector and its revival, “he added.
Moreover, a highway stimulus plan awaited for over a year, was signed. It “will allow 3.2 billion euros of investments financed by SCA in exchange for an average two-year extension of their concessions, with works throughout the territory, and that will work three-quarters of small and medium-sized enterprises “, detailed Emmanuel Macron.
He said the” first work will start this year, “and that” 80% of the work will be done within three years. “
For the President of the FNTP, Bruno Cavagne, this recovery plan will “afford to stop some layoffs,” and “preserve 12-15000 jobs,” as the sector “needed very quickly measures to stop the erosion “
-. Rate freeze smoothed in time –
Emmanuel Macron has also confirmed the rate freeze for 2015, announced Wednesday by Manuel Valls, but said the annual, contract increase will be smoothed over several years.
This gel “will be smoothed over time, but will not be caught in 2016,” he said, adding that “this catching will be done gradually over time for precisely that it has less impact on our citizens. “
The agreement also includes, said Emmanuel Macron,” a so-called super-profit clause “that, “If the profits are 30% higher than the target profitability (…), they are taken over by the government, it is the Authority which is in charge of this monitoring.”
Current Regulatory Authority rail operations (Araf) should see its enlarged powers, as part of the Macron law under consideration in Parliament and “avoid tolls are sometimes excessive as some of our fellow citizens have see “the minister said.
The future will Arafer” the power to monitor prices, but also the work being done, and create the conditions for greater transparency and better effectiveness of these contracts to avoid controversies like we’ve had, “said he commented.
Finally, were made” commitments to differentiate both carpooling and clean vehicles in pricing policies “motorways.
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