Oct 2, 2023 at 12:04 PM Update: an hour ago
The Energy Cost Allowance (TEK) can be applied for for the last time today. Many companies that consume large amounts of gas and electricity quickly apply for compensation. Last week eight times more applications were received than in previous weeks.
Last week, approximately nineteen hundred applications were made. In previous weeks, the government received an average of two hundred.
The compensation has already been applied for more than ten thousand times. Part of this still needs to be processed, but according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), a total of 68,781,019 euros has already been paid out.
Many restaurants, cafes and food stalls in particular applied for the TEK scheme. Together they received two thousand applications. But many football clubs, bakeries and saunas also want to receive the compensation.
The TEK scheme is part of the government’s package of energy support measures. The scheme provides entrepreneurs who spend at least 7 percent of their turnover on energy costs with compensation for the period November 2022 to December 2023.
Households already received a contribution in November and December due to significantly increased energy costs. The TEK scheme still had to take shape and therefore companies had to wait a little longer.
The government counter for the TEK scheme is open until 5 p.m. on Monday.
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