Eliminate tariff subsidies: doubts about the level of income and the type of properties for families who lose them

Clarione He consulted with specialists on how the removal of grants will be implemented. Here are some of the responses he received. This week, the registration form will be ready in which everyone who wants to keep their benefits will have to register. Here the doubts:

• What if when I sign up I have an income of $ 350,000 per month, but the next month it drops below?

Those who complete the registration form for access to energy subsidies (RASE) will upload their updated data. But the government will update of the minimum income – the $ 350,000 monthly – based on the evolution of the total base basket (CBT).

The removal of grants will take place in three stages. Someone could lose benefits in the first – because they had an income of $ 350,000 a month – but they could be withheld in the second – because what they earned was less than 3.5 total base baskets. In any case, the Government’s objective is to carry out a six-monthly assessment (from June to November), to get a clearer picture of the situation in December.

• How will they assess the income of self-employed workers?

Both self-employed and single-tax payers are registered in categories based on expected billing, based on past income. The Secretary of Energy will take an average based on the category in which they are enrolled. I – for example, traders – usually have a very variable income depending on their business. The government will take some kind of average. In this case, self-employed workers would have to invoice 2.2 million (minimum) in six months (June-November) to lose benefits. If the grant is removed and they ended up billing less than that threshold, they can ask for the grant back

• How often will they be reviewed to see if I am eligible for the benefit?

The government is defining some aspects of the segmentation. There will be two types of deadlines: there will be a rate hike every two months (for the removal of subsidies) inexorable for whom earning $ 350,000, having three properties or three cars. The form to be filled in will be valid for six months. The Government will make estimates to this effect (on income updates, or higher expenses due to the increase in CBT). There may be partial (bimonthly) fixes, but the final revision will be in six months.

• Who checks the data whenever there is a change in revenue (from customers) or expenses (their expenses) to make changes?

The Secretary of Energy will be in charge of this task. But the look will not be so much from month to month, but rather an assessment of the taxpayer capacity. “A family that earns $ 350,000, owns cars, or owns property, can’t spend 1.5% of their income on taxes. Conceptually, we believe that it has the taxing capacity to allocate most of its income to the payment of electricity and gas bills, “the officials understood.

• If I have 25% of my grandmother’s house, half of my apartment and one third of a house on the coast, does that mean I already have three properties and I am losing benefits?

It depends on their ownership. If all three properties are registered in the name of the same family group (a couple or cohabiting family), they will lose them. In the event that each property has a separate owner, that owner will be registered.

• A relative, by inheritance, has a fifth of two properties. Do they both count as yours?

It depends on whether you have both registered in your name or neither. The property plan to be included in the segmentation is of three properties. But those with two risk losing benefits in 2023.

• If I have 100% of two properties and 25% of a third, do you lose the benefits?

It always depends on other factors. If the family that signs up as a single user doesn’t earn $ 350,000, doesn’t own three cars, and owns two properties, they wouldn’t lose them. Now, if you also have the third member (even if it’s only a quarter of the property), you will probably lose them. The government is working on these details to clarify them.

• Is a garage considered to be owned?

No. A property (apartment, house) is counted as property. For married persons, ownership ownership is 50% each. What effects does it have on segmentation?

• For married people, ownership of the assets is 50% each. What effects does it have on segmentation?

Residential users of the services must declare themselves as a family group. If you own half of that home, but are also listed as the owner of two other properties (a second home or a property owned by a relative), you will likely lose the benefits.