Translation of "to back a bill " (English → French) :

back a bill of exchange

to back a bill | to endorse a bill | to guarantee payment of a bill

back a bill of exchange | guarantee a bill of exchange

bring in a bill [ propose a bill | introduce a bill | bring in a measure | table legislation | present a bill | bring forward a bill ]

principle of a bill [ scope of a bill | general scope of a bill | general objectives of a bill ]

return a book | bring a book back | bring back a book

retire a loan | repay a loan | reimburse a loan | pay off a loan | pay back a loan

acceptance of a bill | acceptance | acceptance of a note

enforcement of a bill of exchange

While most of this extra investment would be paid back over time through lower energy bills and increased productivity, markets tend to discount future benefits, and disregard long-term risks.

Points out that although European electricity retail prices for small and medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are relatively high in many Member States, investing in energy efficiency can boost the competitiveness of European businesses and reduce energy costs for private consumers; stresses, however, that the electricity bill in the EU consists on average of one third of indirect, state-induced tax and levies for private households, which when applied as fixed elements on bills, can make it difficult for consumers to feel the benefits from energy saving, and contributes to energy poverty; notes that le ...[+++]vies to finance European climate and energy policies are the smallest part of the bill; and underlines that the high energy prices in the EU result in a difference in energy prices between EU Member States and our main competitors in large parts of the world, which inhibit the competitiveness of European energy-intensive industries; notes that innovation also increases with greater investment in energy efficiency, placing EU industry in a world-leading position.

Where smart meters have been installed, they should not be used by companies for unjustified back billing.

shall ensure that final customers are offered the option of electronic billing information and bills and that they receive, on request, a clear and understandable explanation of how their bill was derived, especially where bills are not based on actual consumption.