After a drop from 4,5 billion euros to 2,3 billion in 2024, the budget of MaPrimeRénov' could again be cut by an additional 700 million euros in 2025 according to sources from Le Parisien. Part of these savings would be made via the merger of the system with the CEE by restricting MaPrimeRénov' to major renovations and single-action projects to CEE.
Effy denounces a massive drop in the sector and calls for a new structure of aid for the French
The press reported this weekend about a possible cut of 700 million euros from the budget allocated to MaPrimeRénov'. If confirmed, this reduction in the budget must in no way harm the French.
For Effy, this additional 30% reduction in aid, from 2,3 billion to 1,6 billion, is expected to be a new blow to the energy renovation sector. It comes at a time when the momentum seemed to be picking up again and the players had obtained guarantees of stability.
However, for Effy, there are solutions so that individuals do not suffer from this budget cut. This would involve, as with the ecological bonus for electric vehicles which ended in December 2024, the CEE (energy saving certificates) system taking over from the budget cut.
For Audrey Zermati, Effy Strategy Director: "If the government has chosen to save money on the MaPrimeRénov' budget, it can nevertheless choose to continue to support households in their work with subsidies from the CEE system. A boost to current aid for work could thus compensate for MaPrimeRénov' and would maintain the premiums at an identical level."
The GPCEE calls for MPR to be refocused on supporting households in precarious situations
Following the announcements by Minister Amélie de Montchalin calling for a rapprochement between MaPrimeRenov' (MPR) and energy savings certificates (CEE) and the clarifications provided by the article in Le Parisien dated January 20, the GPCEE deplores the fact that energy renovation is once again the victim of budgetary restrictions.
For Florence Lievyn, president of the GPCEE: "Energy renovation is one of the rare policies that can simultaneously reduce the bills of the French - especially those on the lowest incomes -, decarbonize the building sector and adapt our housing to the climate challenges of tomorrow, all while reducing our public health expenditure."
This reduction in the MPR budget will have the primary consequence of increasing the remaining cost of the work for households and therefore likely to put a new stop to the renovation dynamic, which has been struggling for several months already. In fact, no increase in the fixed costs is expected from the CEE side, according to the article in Le Parisien.
"The increased use of CEE is a good thing and we welcome the Government's desire for the French to use them more widely. However, the GPCEE remains clear-headed about the overall message sent to our fellow citizens: less support for energy renovation and therefore less work!"
These announcements are also part of the context of preparation for the 6th period of the CEE, for which the draft texts are still awaited, even though professionals need a clear direction and stability more than ever.
The announcements of the last few days do indeed require clarification of the roles and objectives of each system. "We have always expressed our reservations about the reform of aid carried out so far, particularly in its temporality, arguing for a more readable distribution for our fellow citizens as well as for professionals, who invest considerable time and resources to adapt to each new stage of the reform" states the GPCEE.
In this case, the GPCEE calls for MPR to be refocused on supporting households in precarious situations, whether for comprehensive renovations or single-action work. This would represent a better allocation of resources, in a restricted budgetary context.
In any case, the GPCEE reaffirms the crucial role of CEE for the future of French energy efficiency policies, regardless of the sector of activity concerned. However, this is not a sufficient lever to compensate for the lack of public investment. For the GPCEE, "switching MPR to CEE amounts to having the credits financed by the energy consumer and no longer by the taxpayer. But in the end, there is always someone who pays."
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