A possible reduction of the booklet A is limited, said Moscovici

PARIS (Reuters) - Pierre Moscovici suggests a possible decrease in the booklet A after the publication of inflation figures for 2012 will limitée.

In an interview published Friday in Les Echos, the Minister of Economy and Finance said it will wait for the sales that inflation should fall to mid-January and the traditional recommendation of the Governor of the Banque de France that must accompany to prononcer.

rate booklet A savings product the most popular in France, is currently 2.25% .

"The rule does not change even if we take into account the purchasing power," said Pierre Moscovici in The Echos.

to the question of whether a rate less than 2% is possible, he replied: "The French understand that there is a bad drop rate too high" .

If confirmed in December, the slowdown in inflation, which reached 1.3% excluding tobacco twelve months in November, is expected to reduce the remuneration of A booklet of at least 0.5% if parameters of the calculation are respectés.

Yann Le Guernigou, edited by Helen Duvigneau