The Minister of the Economy estimates that “without” this device, “the increase in gas and electricity prices would be at least 100%” in 2023. Article written by Published on 31/08/2022 23 :55 Reading time: 1 min. Bruno Le Maire defends the tariff shield. The Minister of the Economy estimates that “without” this device, “the increase in gas and electricity prices would be at least 100% next year!”, He declared on Wednesday August 31 in an interview with Les Echos. This is equivalent to “an increase of 120 euros on average per month and per household”, according to him. “There will be an increase in energy prices at the beginning of 2023, but it will be contained and reasonable compared to this worst-case scenario”, he recalls. It thus confirms the comments of the Energy Regulation Commission. Elisabeth Borne promised on Saturday that the executive would “not let energy prices explode” for households, while the Minister of the Economy assured that the increase in electricity and gas in 2023 would be ” contained”. Once the tariff shield is finished at the end of 2022, “we will keep devices to cushion energy prices”, while prices have exploded on the wholesale markets, “and we will take specific measures to support the most fragile”, had assured the Prime Minister in an interview with Parisian / Today in France. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link