Tariff segmentation is ongoing. The government is moving forward at an accelerated pace trying to meet its goal of starting everything on Thursday, September 1st. However, for the new head of ENRE (National Electricity Regulator) there is still there are some problems to be solved and they are looking for a way to get missing persons to fill out the form.

“ENRE has a mission: go out and look for those people who need the subsidy and that for some reason they could not register “, said Walter Martello, the new controller of the institution, who assured that” out of 11 million residential users, there are 4.5 million who have not yet registered “.

“We must dive there if of those more than 4 million have not joined the subsidy because they do not need it, or if there are people who really need it and for some reason have not been able to enter “, commented.

In the dialogue with UrbanaPlay, Martello commented that his mission is to protect the rights of users and that he is aware that “Not the best time ” as the removal of subsidies will impact people’s pockets.

“It’s a delicate moment, where we are seeing that there are still some issues to be cleared up. And we are seeing that perhaps some measures have not reached the entire population. The ENRE has a territorial mission there “, explained the controller of the entity, too He assured him that it is his obligation to go and find them.

“I assume that when the bill arrives we will realize that many people have not registered,” said the former Deputy Ombudsman of Buenos Aires and former Deputy Provincial of the Civic Coalition.

Savings of dollars

Although the impediment to the purchase of savings from the dollar for those who maintain subsidies for electricity, gas and water tariffs has not yet been formalized, the Government has already allowed the possibility of voluntarily renouncing State aid. In this way the interested party, if he follows the rest of the instructions, will be able to access the monthly fee of US $ 200 at the official value.

In this sense, around 18,000 users have already given up on subsidiesand on this point Martello said that “those are decisions that are taken at the Ministry of Economy, we cannot interfere “.

“What we need to ensure at this stage is that the difficult macroeconomic environment we are experiencing has the least possible impact and that subsidies reach those who need it most,” he said.

How do I opt out of tariff subsidies?

To cancel the request for electricity, gas and water, it is necessary to register in the Energy Contribution Access Register (RASE). In the second scroll there are the options: Fill out the form and modify or cancel the request.

then go to the section “Modify or cancel the request”.

Then you have to go in the management number and the DNI obtained when the grant was requested.

In the end, the system will give the possibility to cancel the registration.

Last week, Agustín D’Attellis, director of the central bank, also said that in parallel, when they implement this ban, they will look into other measures that prevent people from buying dollar savings, such as those who in 2020 received their salary through ATP, the assistance program for businesses and workers that was in place during the isolation due to the 2020 pandemic.

“As long as someone receives some kind of subsidy, the ability to buy dollar savings is cut”, D’Atellis told FM Urbanaplay last week.

By itself, the BCRA would not need to issue any new regulations – communication A 7105 of September 2020 being in force, when it officially prohibited the purchase of foreign currency to beneficiaries of social assistance plans or programs. However, you must activate each ban individually.

Now, the authorities of the body chaired by Miguel Pesce are working to cross-reference the databases with the Secretary of Energy, led by Flavia Royón, where they now have information on consumption and the level of wealth from the RASE module.

It is not yet clear how many people will be reached by the changes, but the limitation will not affect those who lose benefits. In June, some 885,000 people asked for dollars at the “savings” or “solidarity” price of $ 241 million, the highest level since February. And in the year, $ 1,511 million, according to the entity’s data.

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