(BFW) France Could Demand EU1b From Highway Operators: Le Parisien


France Could Demand EU1b From Highway Operators: Le Parisien
2015-01-01 11:34:13.60 GMT


By Helene Fouquet
(Bloomberg) -- The French state could ask the country’s
highway operators to pay them an extra 1 billion euros ($1.2
billion) this year, Le Parisien reports, citing a person
attending the talks.
* French government and highway operators are negotiating
contract renewals and modifications as the state sees past
agreements as unfair, Le Parisien says
* Highway concessions’ royalties could increase in 2016,
newspaper says
* French government doesn’t want toll-price increase this
year, daily says
* Prime Minister’s office didn’t return Bloomberg request for
comment


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