There is a Congress of Deputies approved the royal decree approved by VAT Gas from 21% to 5% from October and at least by the end of the year, which, according to Government estimates, will save families around 190m euros.
General assembly voting on the text has been concluded 284 votes in favour, 0 against and 64 abstentionsWith 167 yes, 178 no and 3 abstentions, the draft law was not put into action immediately, but support could not be provided.
Teresa Ribera, Third Vice-President and Minister of Ecological Transition, during her speech, demanded an affirmative vote from all groups involved in a royal decree framed in the context set in the Greater Energy Security plan. She asked to appear in parliament.
The minister highlighted Measures involved in cogeneration, a sector affected by volatility and high prices in the gas market, which “produces heat and electricity simultaneously and is therefore more efficient than other processes”.
Therefore, he recalled that the royal decree, approved by the Cabinet on September 20, allows cogeneration power plants to temporarily waive their regulated fees and operate according to the Iberian mechanism in the same way as combined cycle power plants in the electricity market.
Since last October 1, 56% of installed cogeneration has already benefited from the gas capAccording to data provided by Ribera.
However, as the energy crisis scenario meant that more than half of the industry would shut down this summer, most parliamentary groups criticized the Government for its delay in allowing access to this system for cogeneration.
There was a more critical statement from PP vice president Guillermo Mariscal, who urged PP’s third vice president to “get back to reality and stop being an ideal tourist” and then ask him to launch the new cogeneration auction as well as the new cogeneration auction. new pricing, among other initiatives.
VAT deduction
Although cogeneration is the focus of discussion in Congress, the royal decree also envisions a reduction in VAT on the natural gas bill from 21% to 5% from 1 October for all consumers, including neighboring communities. year.
They insisted on PM from PP, Pedro Sanchez“Say you’ll extend this sale” because “winter doesn’t end on December 31st, after that it’s cold”Mariscal said he has proposed lowering other taxes, such as VAT on heating fuel “which is widely used in rural areas”.
Socialist lawmaker Germán Renau defended a text that “aims to provide security to the electricity sector and protect a fundamental part of the industry, cogeneration (…) which will be one of the biggest beneficiaries”.
The government rule includes a VAT deduction, which likewise affects the purchase of chips, pellets and firewood.