Extensive references to its issue energy accuracyis expected to do Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his presentation at his meeting ministrial Council scheduled for 11 a.m.
The inflated bills of electricity are a major issue for householdswith the government staying that will exhaust all possibilities that exists to alleviate.
According to information, the government is expected in the coming days to announce new measures.
The stigma of government intentions gave o Deputy Minister of Interior, Stelios Petsas stated to ANT1 that a more permanent intervention on the issue of electricity accuracy is a matter of May – June.
“The aid, which already exceeded 2 billion, was given based on the data of the previous budget. We are now examining the possibilities and waiting for the EU decisions, so that in any case new measures are adopted and you will see that in May and the coming months there will be more courageous intervention. “The measures are decided every May and June anyway and have nothing to do with the elections.” stressed characteristics.
The Deputy Foreign Minister also said that “there is interest to be able to support and then there is the adjustment to the conditions and that is why it is very crucial that the support from the Government continues for a sufficient period of time, so that households can normalize the effects.” from the accounts ”
Stelios Petsas also noted that “for a period that we will see increases in product prices we must continue the measures for electricity bills, but also other support measures such as tax cuts and wage increases to increase disposable income “.
“The government has gone through many crises in its term, such as the unprecedented crisis of the pandemic, and has built a relationship of trust with the citizens that I believe is not disturbed by the crisis in electricity bills,” said Mr. Petsas, adding that “the average The price paid by the Greek consumer is lower than that in other EU countries, such as Spain, this is difficult for the citizens to understand, but it is valid “.
Electricity prices soar in EU – What Eurostat data show
Its latest data Eurostatwhich cover the second half of 2021, prove that the cost of electricity for households in Greece is clearly lower than the EU average.
Specifically, between July and December, household consumers in Greece paid 0.197 euros per kilowatt hour, while the corresponding cost at “27” was 0.237 euros.
Costs for Greek households were lower compared to other southern European countries such as Spain (0.282 euros per kilowatt hour), Italy (0.236 euros) and Portugal (0.217), but also compared to the two largest EU economies, the Germany and France.
Eurostat data include taxes while covering consumptions from 2,500 to 5,000 kilowatt hours per semester, ie the range that covers the vast majority of household tariffs
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