The government’s draft amendment to the law supporting consumers of electricity, gas and heat and certain other laws, assuming an extension of maximum electricity and gas prices next year at this year’s levels, will be submitted together with the draft law go to the parliamentary committee. the Civic Coalition, Poland 2050-PSL and the New Left, said Sejm President Szymon Hołownia.
– As for the bill on freezing energy prices, it will be sent to the committee for first reading today, together with the bill prepared by the new coalition that will form the next government – so that we can decide with a sense of responsibility […] look at two projects, see which one is better and bring it to the Sejm – Hołownia said at a press conference.
What is the PiS project about?
The government project assumes that from 2022, prices would be applied up to the limit of 3 MWh for households, for households with a restriction up to 3.6 MWh, and for farmers and holders of the Large Family Card up to 4 MWh. After exceeding the limit, a maximum price of PLN 693/MWh would apply.
The maximum price of PLN 693/MWh also applies to public utilities that play a key role in public administration, in particular in the areas of health, education, family and care policies, and to local government units, to the extent that they consume electricity to carry out public tasks, agricultural producers, the so-called sensitive recipients and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
The draft law assumes an extension of the mechanism that will enter into force in 2023, which, among other things, means that the maximum price of gas fuels (200 PLN/MWh) and the tariffs for gas fuel distribution services should be guaranteed at the same level as in 2023 for customers that are subject to tariff protection.
Maintain prices
The government project assumes that the prices and compensation for the supplied system heat that these consumers have to pay will remain at a level that is not higher than the prices and compensation applicable to heat consumers on September 30, 2022, increased by 40% in each tariff group in a particular heating system.
Last week, Paulina Henning-Kloska from Poland 2050 said the group plans to submit a bill to the Sejm next year on freezing electricity prices.
When asked if the intention was to stop or reduce the increases, she said: “Even if we have to stop freezing prices and at the same time fight inflation, it has to be a softer solution and it will be be planned that way.”
Source: Do Rzeczy
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