Aysa, the company that provides the water and sanitation service, has announced that it will remove subsidies from its bills, this decision will affect 1.5 million customers. In some cases, it will be direct, and in others – in several stages. Just over half of its register, 1.7 million, will retain some kind of benefit, but limited to 15% of the benefit you currently receive.

The company’s decision is enough focused on georeferencing, that is, the location of their customers’ homes. in thick lines, customers in the southern districts of the city will keep a subsidy of 15% (La Bocca, Barracks, Pompeii), and the vast majority of those located in the western and southern suburbs.

Instead, those in the north corridor will lose them immediately (Recoleta, Palermo, Belgrano, Nunez), as well as those of the northern suburbs (Vicente Lopez, San Isidro).

Urbanizations and closed neighborhoods will also lose them. Middle class – will run out of subsidies, but amazed– It consists of the districts located in the city center (Boedo, Almagro, Versalles) plus some “spots” of the southern, northern and western conurbations, made up of neighborhoods whose purchasing power exceeds that of their neighbors.

The the increase in water tariffs will be 140%above what hitherto known for light and gas.

Of the 529,000 customers in the “green” zones, Aysa will remove subsidies from November. There are 500,000 homes according to the company. They will go to one vote from $ 841 in November to one of $ 2,100 in January, without taxes, according to the data provided by the company.

Of the millions who reside in the yellow zones, they will take away a 60% of the grants in November and 80% in January. They will go from a ballot of $ 754 before tax in November to $ 1,883 in March.

The 1.7 million customers located in the “lower zone” will remain with 15% subsidy. They will gradually lose them. They will keep 45% of the subsidies in November, 30% in January and 15% from March. They will spend an account from $ 752 in October to one of $ 1,765 in May.

Now, even this division of “high”, medium and low zones can generate exceptions. They are for customers who live in high and medium areas who can ask to continue to keep 15% of the subsidy, corresponding to the “low” areas.

However, the requirements to maintain the state discount of 15% are more demanding than the segmentation of electricity and gas.

It will be an additional measure for those residential users located in areas classified as “high” or “medium” that do not meet the requirements of the Social Rate, and must maintain part of the bill with a contribution from the National State.

Aysa: what requirements must they meet to withhold 15% of subsidies

To keep the subsidies of 15%, must have less income equivalent to two basic baskets, that is, less than $ 100,000. In the case of electricity and gas, this indicator was a total of 3.5 basic baskets.

Also property ownership is limited to two properties (between light and gas there were three), while the possession of self – in energy subsidies provided the limit of 3 self – in Aysa is bounded by the possession of a car under the age of three. More than two properties and a car model year 2019 or later eliminate the possibility of keeping a 15% allowance.

The only ones who will continue to keep the subsidies as they have been until now, and they will not have any increase are the beneficiaries of the social rate. According to Aysa, there are more than 200,000 homes in this condition. They now pay over $ 200 and this will remain regardless of the benefit changes.

The most affected due to rising water tariffs, it will be businesses. They will see increases that nearly triple the present value of the rates they pay.

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