Removal of grants will result in a increase in electricity and gas that families will pay for. The government prefers not to provide details on this. The Secretary of Energy, Darío Martínez, stated that “in an Edenor or Edesur bill it will be $ 1,200 per month “.
Although the official has not made this clear, it is estimated that it refers to an average home whose checking account is approximately $ 2,500 to $ 3,000. Companies had warned that the increase would go from that $ 3,000 to $ 7,000. The diagnosis coincides very much with what was reported with Martínez.
the national government subsidizes 80% of the cost of the electricity that families pay in their bills. And a similar proportion of what customers pay for gas supply.
If the executive branch selects a number of households who will have to pay the full cost of its services, increases can go from 300% to 400%, according to sources consulted. The months of greatest distribution will be summer and winter for electricity and gas during low temperatures.
I was The increases are expected to take effect from Julyand that the increase of $ 1,200 / $ 1,300 for two months is applied until the end of the year. Now how the rises would reign from September, the increases agreed as bimonthly will be monthly.
Families who consume a lot of public services, but don’t meet the government’s required minimum income ($ 350,000), will keep subsidies this year.
The decile that will lose income will receive “gradually” increases as reported by the Government.
Secretary Martínez said registration to access subsidies for natural gas and electricity services will be available throughout July, although he asked citizens to complete the process online or at Anses’ offices “as soon as possible. “.
The increase in electricity and gas tariffs is taking place in almost every country in the world. From the United States to England, passing through France and Spain, governments are looking for measures to ensure that the impact on the pocket is not so high. There are discounts, subsidies, special credits for the lower income sectors, sometimes pushed by the provinces.
The removal of subsidies nationwide will be uniform in gas, as the regulation of this service is national, through Enargas. But in electricity, the application is different, because it is paid for by distributors in each province.
Except for Edesur and Edenor, which are regulated by the national state, the provinces control the prices of the electricity companies in their territories.
Distributors in all provinces pay the same for electricity. The difference is that some put a higher margin on their distribution service, as is the case in Córdoba and Santa Fe. If the national government decides to correct this situation, oops The official explained that, once the form is completed, it will have the character of an affidavit, the user will be provided “an interim extract”, the information of which will be verified by cross-checking the data.
Source: Clarin
