The new ones began to govern rates for electricity and natural gas distribution services, and the Executive once again extended the deadline to register as a beneficiary of the subsidy on invoices.
The Secretary of Energy clarified that the increases in The fees of the services will be applied to users of level 1, that is, those who have more economic income, but also those who did not complete the registration form for the Registry of Access to Energy Subsidies, from which the rates.
Meanwhile, users of level 2, with medium income, and level 3, with low income, will not have any modification in the rates they pay at this time. An estimated 11 million residential users will sign up for continued state aid.
The vice president of Cammesa (Administrating Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market), Santiago Yanotti, highlighted a few days ago that 8.5 million users have already registered and will not see changes in monthly disbursements.
Those who start paying rates full as of this month, they will receive a gradual increase that will be 1,200 pesos in August and 3,500 will be completed by January of next year. To be part of this unsubsidized group, certain conditions must be met.
The Government decided that those who have monthly incomes greater than 3.5 total basic baskets, that is, more than 364,758.80 pesos, will pay the full bill; those who own three or more automobiles less than five years old, those who own three or more properties, one or more aircraft or luxury boats and full economic capacity.
There was already a rate increase
The authorities recalled that lower-income users who pay the rate social already had an increase in cost during the first half of the year. This was 21.5%. Users considered in this range must have income below 104,216.80 pesos.
The beneficiaries must also be part of the National Registry of Popular Neighborhoods, be the owners of an address where a community dining room or picnic area operates that has been registered, or at least one of the inhabitants must collect the Lifetime Pension for War Veterans of the South Atlantic.