France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire is on the wires saying:
- we need to prepare for hard winter with less gas available and in need to think about rationing of gas to industry
- energy discounts to consumers are better than windfall taxes on energy companies
- in insurance companies should limit increase of insurance premiums
- French growth is solid, 2.5% for 2022 remains achievable
- if Russian gas supplies were to be cut that could jeopardize economic growth
- reform of pensions and unemployment benefits remain priority for coming months
- full employment in France by 2027 remains key government target
- France studying options for better energy interconnection between Spain and France
For what it's worth....