A group of Chilean deputies and mayors called on Chilean President Gabriel Boric to expedite the approval of a bill aimed at combating the overpricing of electricity during the cold season, reports Prensa Latina on May 5. .
The communist deputy Carol Cariola, together with the president of the Association of Municipalities of Chile, Carolina Leitao, demand the abolition of the so-called “winter tariff”, in which users pay for additional consumption, which translates into a 20% increase in service costs. .
The electric surcharge, first applied in 1983, has been suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carolina Leitao warned that the surcharge hit the most vulnerable families.
“We are asking the President to take initiative and leadership on this matter to direct his government, the Department of Energy, to be able to resolve this matter.”– she said.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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