Preventive measures for the Coverage of vulnerable, primarily households but also of the general population by the burdens arising with the Extension of carbon dioxide emission trading system Transport and heating from 2027 is taken by the Government with the “package” of European programs total height 8 billion euros discussed last week at the cabinet and then announced.

At the same time, the expansion of the criteria for the designation of a consumer as “vulnerable” is promoted, by increasing the income limits currently in force for the granting of heating benefits or the social housing invoice but also with the inclusion of new criteria such as the place of residence (eg islands) etc.

The Social Climate Fund was instituted in parallel with the new EU broadcasting system to fund support actions for vulnerable households. The actions of the new fund, whose budget for Greece is 4.7 billion euros are included:

1. Energy upgrading of housing and equipment energy vulnerable. This action is accompanied by a reform of the philosophy of “save” programs to tackle bureaucratic delays that emerged in previous programs with more active private sector participation. As stated by Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou during the presentation of the program, Energy Upgrading of Buildings will be allocated 1.1 billion euros in buildings.

2. Subsidy to replace energy equipment vulnerable (for heat pumps and solar water heaters)

3. Creating Energy Support Beneficiaries Register (Beneficiary Card) to the Ministry of Environment and Energy and Free Issuing Energy Efficiency Certificate of Buildings

4. Heating allowance for vulnerable households using fossil fuels.

Transfers provide for measures such as encouraging electricity, covering the cost of transporting vulnerable citizens (eg students with disabilities attending special schools), subsidy for electric carcasses, social leasing of electrical vehicles for transport.

The actions of the Social Fund will be put into public consultation in detail with the aim of approved directly by the EU.

According to EU anti -pollution legislation, incorporated into national legislation in 2024, from 2027 the “carbon tax” already in place for electricity production from mineral raw materials (eg lignite, gas), for large industries (refineries, aluminum, aluminum, aluminum, cement Heating, road transport and small industries not covered by the existing broadcasting system. This means that petroleum trading companies should have sufficient carbon dioxide emissions emitted by the burning of gasoline and diesel or heating diesel. The cost of the rights will be incorporated into the final price of fuel (as is the case in power generation) and the “package” of interventions announced last week is aimed at reducing emissions to reduce the need to buy rights and on the other hand to boost the vulnerable households.