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Block utility tariffs

French translation: tarifs progressifs pour les services (eau, gaz, électricité)

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English term or phrase:Block utility tariffs
French translation:tarifs progressifs pour les services (eau, gaz, électricité)
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

09:16 Dec 2, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Energy / Power Generation / pro-poor economic policies/ Green growth
English term or phrase: Block utility tariffs
Here are a couple of sentences that give the context:

"To be socially and politically acceptable, environmental tax reforms must be consistent with poverty reduction strategies.
Implementing social policies alongside tax reforms can shield the poor from any adverse impacts.
Such policies can include *block utility tariffs* for the poorest (also known as “lifeline tariffs”), a more progressive income and labour taxation system, and temporary increases in cash transfer programmes."

I understand what is meant by this expression (ie the poor will pay a forfeit amount for utilities such as water and electricity), but am not sure how to render it in good French.

I would greatly appreciate your help in this.
Cassandra Delacote
France
Local time: 23:25
tarifs progressifs pour les services (eau, gaz, électricité)
Explanation:
les revenus modestes paient le tarif de la première tranche uniquement, et sont donc protégés

"Block Tariffs

Block tariffs are volumetric charges. The prerequisite for setting a volumetric charge is that consumers have a metered connexion to water services. Under a block tariff scheme, users pay different amounts for different consumption levels. Block tariffs have a step-wise structure. The water charge is set per unit (e.g. cubic meters) of water consumed and remains constant for a certain quantity of consumption (first block). As the water use increases, the tariff shifts to the next block of consumption and so on for each block of consumption until the highest one. Block tariffs can be differentiated among consumer categories (e.g. domestic and non-domestic) and are of two main types: increasing and decreasing."
http://www.sswm.info/content/water-pricing-decreasing-block-...
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:25
Grading comment
Thank you very much for this answer. I apologize for the delay, but I had a computer meltdown.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2tarifs sociaux de l'énergie
Didier Fourcot
4 +1tarifs progressifs pour les services (eau, gaz, électricité)
FX Fraipont (X)
4forfaits tarifaires pour les services
Proelec


  

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block utility tariffs
tarifs progressifs pour les services (eau, gaz, électricité)


Explanation:
les revenus modestes paient le tarif de la première tranche uniquement, et sont donc protégés

"Block Tariffs

Block tariffs are volumetric charges. The prerequisite for setting a volumetric charge is that consumers have a metered connexion to water services. Under a block tariff scheme, users pay different amounts for different consumption levels. Block tariffs have a step-wise structure. The water charge is set per unit (e.g. cubic meters) of water consumed and remains constant for a certain quantity of consumption (first block). As the water use increases, the tariff shifts to the next block of consumption and so on for each block of consumption until the highest one. Block tariffs can be differentiated among consumer categories (e.g. domestic and non-domestic) and are of two main types: increasing and decreasing."
http://www.sswm.info/content/water-pricing-decreasing-block-...


FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 494
Grading comment
Thank you very much for this answer. I apologize for the delay, but I had a computer meltdown.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Madeleine Chevassus
1 hr
  -> merci!
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block utility tariffs
forfaits tarifaires pour les services


Explanation:
La notion de forfait implique l'idée de" blocage" pour une période déterminée.

Proelec
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
block utility tariffs
tarifs sociaux de l'énergie


Explanation:
Vocabulaire standard français, à la fois du ministère et des fournisseurs d'énergie

Aussi appelé tarif de première nécessité pour la traduction de "lifeline tariffs"


    Reference: http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F10580.xhtml
    https://particuliers.edf.com/offres-d-energie/solutions-solidarite/tarif-premiere-necessite-electricite-47779.html
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 23:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
16 hrs
agree  Proelec
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