If a new Government is not formed, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Responsible for Energy, Sara Aagesenannounced his department’s intention this Tuesday Extension of public subsidy on cheap gas tariff –Deadline Price (TUR)– as well as the specially created price for: neighboring communities. Measures that are among those that should be taken in the next step December 31had created some confusion among more 6,000 owner community Beneficiaries who companies have notified must change their rates before this date.
“It is our intention TUR and Neighborhood Expanding the size of TUR. I believe it is important to give these things. marking In this period of continued turbulence, consumers should always know that we will do this. Look for these protective measures“said Sara Aagesen a forum organized by El Periódico de la Energía this Tuesday. This measure had a budget 3 billion eurosonly of these 644 million euros There is room for aid until July 2023.
regulated gas rate most cheap Sunday. It is reviewed daily Three months Based on gas prices in the wholesale market. Its price was similar to other free market rates referencing it, but spring 2021 The international price of gas began to rise and the Government decided in September to control the impact on the regulated tariff (TUR) of this raw material by limiting its quarterly increase.
So it was a deferred payment, meaning the difference between the actual increase in gas and that limit was paid by consumers only after the fact. But a year later Ministry Ecological Transition It decided to subsidize debts incurred during this year, as well as contractual debts with marketers, and to create a special TUR rate for neighborhood communities so that all consumers receive the same level of assistance. Both expire on December 31st.
The announcement will therefore be added to other announcements put forward by Teresa Ribera, third vice president and acting minister for the Ecological Transition, such as the intention to pursue the Ecological Transition. VAT discount on electricity and natural gasHE An upper limit is imposed on the income of electricity companies HE limited to 67 euros per megawatt-hour extension of discounts on electricity and natural gas bills as well as new term supply contracts (social bonus). And yet The current government will change starting this week, and Ribera is one of the ministers expected to renew his duties.
Another of the measures that Ribera wants to expand is the extension of the Iberian mechanism (gas limit); This is something the Government had already requested a year ago – when it announced the first extension – but it is up to Europe to decide. Extending the crisis time period beyond December 31 this year. Brussels has proposed extending this period for another three months, but the final decision will be left to the countries within the framework of the agreement. Energy Council will be carried out within a month as announced a few weeks ago Vice President.
In other news, deal between PSOE and Sumar promises to “double” revenues The number of people benefiting from social bonuses, current location 1.5 million beneficiariesAccording to the investment agreement. If we take into account the number of beneficiaries of this aid in 2018 (2.44 million) and the increase in households suffering from energy poverty in Spain, the current figure is quite low.