As he anticipated Ambit, The Government has ordered that the electricity and gas rates have a raise close to 4% for the month of August. The measure was made official on Friday through the Official Gazette. In this way, The official strategy is aimed at pacing out adjustments with the dual purpose of not affecting the recomposition of real wages and at the same time continuing with the process of reducing inflation.
Gas rates: how they will be reflected in bills
In order to achieve normalization of the gas sector, A single price is established for all users that will allow residential users to contribute with greater coverage of the supply cost. Thus, and based on the new tariff tables for transport and distribution, approved by ENARGAS and considering the three levels of segmentation.
The value of the invoices will be as follows for the different categories of users:
- N1 will go from $32,859 to $34,165
- N3 will go from $31,724 to $32,985
- N2 will go from $24,543 to $25,519
Increases in electricity rates
Likewise, for electricity rates the Resolution 192/2024 which made the plan official supply and demand of electric energy for the next three months, considering factors such as production, consumption and costs.
It states that the prices that electricity distributors must pay for the energy they buy on the wholesale market are set. Which, in turn, will influence the rates paid by end consumers.
This is the average value of the final invoices
- N1 will go from $29,951 to $31,253
- N3 will go from $16,544 to $17,228
- N2 will go from $12,714 to $13,222
It should be noted that, according to private studies, public service rates are far from covering costs. On average, 40% of electricity, 32% of gas and 94% of water are paid. According to a study by Ecolatina.
This distribution is not uniform, since high-income sectors pay values close to the rate that covers costs, while lower-income segments pay “significantly less than what should be paid.”
It should be noted that the Government has decided not to increase electricity and gas prices in July, taking into account seasonality (i.e. higher consumption in winter), according to official sources.
Electricity and gas: the Government will extend a key date to avoid losing the subsidy and avoiding strong increases
The Government will extend for one month, until September 4, the possibility for residential users of public services to light and of natural gas through networks who have a social rate, but who had not registered in the Registry of Access to Energy Subsidies (RASE)complete the procedure to avoid losing the subsidy and paying more for the energy rates.
- The meter number and the Customer/Service/Account/Contract number or NIS that are on your electricity and natural gas bill online.
- The last copy of your ID.
- The CUIL number of each member of the household over 18 years of age.
- The out-of-pocket income of each household member over 18 years of age.
- An e-mail address
Source: Ambito
