Quebec contradicts the brochure and limits an increase in electricity prices to 3% star-news.press/wp

Although the energy management fell by 3.6%, the Laulgoualt government continues to rose from April 1 to 3.6%: the increase in Hidro-Québec residential prices will be 3%.

The Council of Ministers agreed that Hidro-Québec’s residence price increase will be 3%, so we respect our commitmentHe said the Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Christine Fréchette, at the exit of the table cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening.

Mrs. Fréchette agreed that the energy management that fixes prices, But the Quebec government also has the possibility of the recommendation of the Minister of Energy Minister and the Minister of Finance to define the price for a specific customer, and today we did what we did today today.

At the beginning of the month, Régie stated that residential customers would have the same as the price rise in commercial and institutional customers, or 3.6%. For customers with high power (L), growth must be 1.7%.

François Legault Prime Minister against Régie’s decision, which went against the government’s controlling residential prices not to increase inflation or more than 3%.

Who will pay?

After this government decision, the deficiency will come out of dividends that pay Hidro-Québec, But it is already planned in financial statements, so not a new expensesaid the minister’s office.

Press Scrum, ministers, initially, should indicate that other customers (companies and industries) would be 0.6% of residential customers will not pay. That will not be so.

By email, energy management indicated It will not comment on this government announcement.

With Mathieu Gohier’s information.