The Government made official the new electricity and gas rates for higher income users

Through the Ministry of Energy, the Government made official the new rates for gas and energy services that will be paid by users with higher incomes, that is, those who belong to group 1 in the new rate segmentation.

As reported the executive, increases in rates for this segment of the population will be gradual. In addition, the Government notified that the new rates will also apply to users who have not filled out the RASE (Registry of Access to Energy Subsidies).

The Government made official the new electricity and gas rates for higher income users — The new tariff segmentation began to govern.

The measure of Government was formalized through the Official Gazette published this Tuesday, where it is determined that the new rate charts will be established “by region, taking into account the principle of equity and equality”.

It should be remembered that users with higher incomes, from now on, will pay the full rate for electricity and gas tickets; while citizens with medium and low incomes will maintain State subsidies, as appropriate.

On average, users will pay $3,000 for the electricity rate.

In this sense, according to the tariff update, “users in the province of Tierra del Fuego will have the lowest price of gas per cubic meter, $6.37, and those in the north of Buenos Aires, the highest, $13, 93”, after the first increment.

In addition, the Ministry of Energy reported that “these values will increase from this month to $8.83 and $19.32, respectively, and then, in November, they will rise again to $12.25 and $26.79.”