Electricity and gas: 12 asset and consumption criteria of users that the Government looks at to remove subsidies

This Thursday there will be a public hearing in which the Government, companies and users will debate what the new tariff segmentation will look like, i.e. who will be excluded from subsidies for electricity, gas and cylinder tariffs.

THE Secretary of Energy has given an idea of ​​what he intends to do on his website, posting a list of what may lead to you being excluded from benefits.

These are the criteria the Government might consider to refuse or exclude a consumer from electricity and gas subsidies:

1. One of the members of the cohabiting group holds a airplane.
2. One of the members of the cohabiting group holds a boat for luxury or recreational purposes.
3. Is the complete owner of two or more property.
4. At least one is the owner car less than 5 years old or two cars less than 10 years old.
5. At least one is the owner luxury car or collected regardless of the age it records.
6. He is the owner of prepaid medicine not linked to a relationship of dependence (total or derivative).
7. It has more than an exit to non-nearby countries in the last 5 years.
8. Belongs to directory or own a business private (IGJ).
9. Has credit card consumption above five minimum living and mobility wages (SMVM), which is equivalent to $780,000 (as of December 2023, the minimum wage was $156,000 and will rise to $180,000 in February and $202,800 in March). Consumption would then be of 900,000 in February and $1,014,000 in March.
10. Bought foreign currency in at least one of the last three months.
11. Has consumption in virtual wallets above five minimum wages ($1,014,000 in March)
12. It has a mobile consumption greater than 25% of the SMVM, i.e. $39,000 in December, $45,000 in February and $50,700 in March).

In addition to these segmentation criteria, the hearing will also examine the definition of a Basic energy basket.

He agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sets the objective for there to be definitions on this aspect in April and for them to be implemented launching in May.

The Secretary of Energy, Eduardo Rodríguez ChirilloI predicted it Subsidies would only go to those who spend more than 10% of their income on energy payments.with coverage of the differential on this percentage.

However, the application of The Basic Energy Basket (CBE) will also limit amounts. The controller of the National Gas Regulatory Body (Enargas), Carlos Casareswho is one of Rodríguez Chirillo’s most trusted technicians, with extensive experience in the gas sector, has designed a project together with gas and electricity experts in which Maximum consumption volumes are established based on bio-environmental zones and the number of people living together in each house.

For example: a house with 1 or 2 people in the city of Buenos Aires (warm temperate zone, number 3) of which he is a user Metrogas and its category is R2-1, it usually has its maximum consumption in Julyand the The limit to be subsidized would be 128 m3 of natural gas that month.

Another example: a house in Land of fire (very cold zone, number 6) with 1 or 2 people of which he is a user Camuzzi Gas del Sur also with the R2-3 category it records its peak demand in July, with a limit to be subsidized of 595 m3 that month.

But as the newspaper noted Black River, The nation’s gas volume limit is nearly 65% ​​lower than the actual average of a house in the southernmost province of the country, while there are other notable differences between the future roof and average consumption in other cold regions. This it could open a new front for discussion with the governors of Patagonia as soon as possible.

While, The limits will also be significantly lower in electricity. Since October 2022, a ceiling of 400 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month has been established for the middle class -Level 3 of the segmentation-, which now they will be among the 100 AND 200 kWh in almost the entire country and all year round, with the exception of the very hot area of ​​some northern provinces.