Price shieldEndedEnergy excise dutiesNational
Excise duty on electricity - Tariff shield
Excise duty on electricity kept at the European minimum until 31 January 2025 as part of the tariff shield. From 1 February 2025, the duty rose to €33.70/MWh for the household category.
Measure originators
InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
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European origin
EUDirective/Regulation
Directive 2003/96/CE
Context
Taxation de l'électricité conforme au cadre européen de taxation des produits énergétiques
Transposition date
1 January 2004
Amount
0.5 €/MWh
Impact on public finances
Costs 10 bn €/yr2023 estimate · State
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 January 2022
Measure impact
Temporary freeze of the tax at the European minimum to reduce electricity costs for households and SMEs during the energy crisis.
Sources
28 January 2022
Procedure timeline
Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.
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2 / 2 steps
Completed
1 February 2022Administrative implementation
Application
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
Mise en place du bouclier tarifaire - Gel des tarifs et baisse temporaire de l'accise sur l'électricité
Completed
22 September 2021Council of Ministers
Internal validation
Validation interne
Actors
Bruno Le Maire
Présentation du PLF 2022 avec mesures de bouclier tarifaire sur l'électricité