In the winter of last year he paid a bourgeois family from Buenos Aires between $1,500 and $2,000 for its gas bill. That was for an average consumption -95 cubic meters-, and contained a heavy state subsidy. During the coming winter, that ticket won’t go below $4,000 if the house was tagged as “high income” or want to continue to have access “dollar savings”. This is evident from an official provision that establishes it new gas prices from March.
The increase will be at least 120% in relation to what was paid in the winter of 2022. And it corresponds to the price of the gas itself. The Government has yet to define what percentage of the increase gas distributors will receive -those who bring it into homes, businesses and industries- e carriers. Only when the Executive establishes these values will there be a more precise idea of the rise.
With annualized inflation approaching 100%, these increases would allow energy subsidies to remain unchanged or to decrease slightly from last year. The savings will be due to lower imports, given that this year there will be greater local production with the construction of the gas pipeline that will connect Buenos Aires with Vaca Muerta.
Also, as gas prices rise on bills, respective taxes will also rise. Taxes are estimated to account for nearly a quarter of your gas bill. Until now, a $1,500 utility bill had about $500 in taxes. Now, a bill approaching $3,200 as a result of the gas increase, more than $800 in taxes will be charged. This is without counting the second part of the increase which has not yet been made public.
The Secretary of Energy has established that Metrogas and Naturgy customers – both located in the city of Buenos Aires and in the suburbs – pay $34 for every cubic foot of gas required. So far they had paid $22. And, in mid-2022, I was at $16
Source: Clarin
