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Electricity prices are up from the new year. President of the ERO: Rate hikes should be expected, which will be double-digit

Until December 17 The energy regulatory office wants to complete the approval process new electricity tariffs – President of the Energy Regulatory Office Rafał Gawin said in the “Money. It counts” program. He added that the decision made within this period would allow for the introduction of increases from 1 January.

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Electricity prices up from January 1

Already in September, the President of the Energy Regulatory Office announcedthat electricity price increases will be higher than if you take into account the same inflation. Rafał Gawin already said then that you have to expect two-digit numbers raises. He repeated it in an interview with money.pl two months later.

We are at the stage of processing these applications and administrative proceedings. These are secret, so it’s hard for me to divulge the details. However, I have said many times that one should expect double-digit hikes. Next year they will not only reflect the level of inflation. Different numbers can be represented and in different contexts. I think it will be at least a dozen or so percent more

– said the president of the ERO.

Anti-inflationary shield well received by the ERO

Rafał Gawin was also asked about solutions from the anti-inflation shield presented on Thursday. He assessed the solutions from it as favorable.

From the point of view of the regulator, the solutions are good, in the right direction, because they do not directly interfere with the market, but provide a real effect for household consumers.

– assessed the President of the ERO.

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The shield includes a reduction VAT for electricity up to 5 percent and gas up to 8 percent. The solution is to be valid for three months. Temporarily, the government will not collect excise duties too electricity from households, and other recipients will pay the minimum allowed by the EU. Moreover, subsidies for the poorest households were also presented.

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