Sergio Massa and his team at the Ministry of Economy.
Although Sergio Massa’s Ministry of Economy has remarked that the week that will end there will be announcements on the segmentation of tariffs, the new Energy Secretary, Flavia Royon confirmed that announcements will be made next week: “We have expectations that early next week we can announce it“.
“We are working against the clock because the expectation of the minister (Massa) was to do it this Thursday, but it is not an easy matter. The database is important, the premise is to take care and that this is a tariff update for those who can really face it, “Flavia Royón said on Saturday.
“To take care of this low-income segment that will not undergo an update this year, we have to cross databases, many people do not have access to the Internet to access the module, so we must support each other in all provinces, in all entities. it’s not an easy task, but I have figured it won’t have to happen until next week, “remarked Royón.
Flavia Royón, a former Salta official, will take on the role of Energy Secretary. Photo of the government of Salta
“We expect that early next week we will be able to announce it and that it will be clear who will be affected, how it will be implemented and with this premise: that the subsidy really reaches those who need it,” Royón said in dialogue with the radio program “Saturday very early” submachine gun.
In turn, Royón referred to inflation: “This too is part of the program carried out by Minister Sergio Massa, of the fiscal economic program and we all know that if we don’t reduce the deficit, it ends up being the most unfair tax towards everyone, and especially those who have less, which is inflation “.
“We want to move from talking about subsidies to talking about energy efficiency and efficiency not only in the consumer, in homes, to start raising awareness. We want to bring that agenda also in the offer, have an energy generation system and move towards a greater system efficient with lower costs, “added Royón.
Bimonthly uploads for those without a subsidy
“There are people who have not signed up and have vulnerable conditions, we are looking for those people,” Royón noted.
And he anticipated some details on the removal of subsidies: “The segment that has not joined and has a high purchasing power will undergo an update in three bimonthly installments and the first installment will be the most important because the other two, the cost of energy it must go down, so the last two installments, so to speak, will be lower “.
Energy segmentation module to maintain utilities facilitation
“It depends on the consumption of each, there could be upgrades from $ 1,200 up to $ 4,000 or $ 5,000 in case of high consumption. The social rate will not be updated, the idea is to redirect the benefit policy and take care of those who need it And this has a high purchasing power which is clear on how much will be updated, but it will be lower than the wage coefficient of variation index, “Royón said and announced that the first increase will be in September.
“We already have a significant delay in tariffs with respect to the change in wages”, stressed the Secretary of Energy.
Source: Clarin
