Remove subsidies: 5 keys to knowing if it’s your turn to increase electricity and gas rates

The Government finally published the decree establishing thes three categories of users that there will be electricity and gas tariffs to be fixed e who will stop receiving subsidies and will have increases stronger of their tickets.

A group of 10% of the population, according to data managed by Economy, will no longer be subsidized.

As initially indicated, the place of residence of the service owner will not be taken into account, but his income and assets will be assessed.

Who will stop having subsidies

The users who will take care of the full cost of the energy they consume – the Level 1 for the Government – will be those who abide at least one of the following three conditions, “considering the members of the family as a whole”, we read in the decree 332/2022 published this Thursday in the Official Gazette:

1. Have a monthly income net (out of your own pocket) greater than a value equivalent to 3.5 total base baskets (for a 2 household according to INDEC. That basket in May (latest data available) equals $ 95,260.37 and is updated every month. will go if the service owner is subsidized earn $ 333,411 per month.

2. Be the holder of three or more cars less than 5 years.

3. Be the holder of 3 or more properties

4. Be the holder of 1 or more aircraft or ships luxury according to the type applicable by AFIP

5. Be the holder of company assets that demonstrate full economic capacity.

The other user groups

In addition to the people whose benefits will be 100% removed, there are two other segments for which the rate will increase to a lesser extent from June.

Level 2: lowest income group. Users for whom, taking as reference the area of ​​national competence, the impact on the bill generated by the correction of the energy component will be equivalent to an overall annual percentage increase in their bill which cannot exceed 40% of the Salary Coefficient of variation ( CVS) of the last year

Level 3: middle income group. Users not included in Levels 1 and 2, for whom, taking as a reference the area of ​​national competence, the impact on the bill generated by the correction of the Energy component will be equal to an overall annual percentage increase of their bill up to 80% the salary variation coefficient (CVS) of the previous year.

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