The arrival of Emugas bills with increases of almost 1000% hit businesses and especially those in the bakery and gastronomy sector. In the next expiration, the increases in the consumption of residential users will be reflected. Local merchants are deeply affected by the increase after the National Government released rates and cut subsidies.
The increase hits bakeries, pizzerias, restaurants and SME or micro SME industries that have gas as their main source of energy, this threatens production, jobs and the retail price, sector leaders warned.
Since April, the impact has been reflected in businesses, which reached around 1000% and from the next expiration date, those expected to be approximately 450% will be extended to users of private homes.
Commerce and Industry
The measure with great impact on the Córdoba business and industry sector. According to what emerges from the current regulations, in both sectors that have intensive use of gas, the increases will range between 800 and 1000 percent, which will add another magnitude increase in operating costs, just like what It will happen with increases in light.
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From the Commercial Federation of Córdoba, they had already warned about the serious situation that the Cordoban SMEs in the sector are going through, which have already paid invoices with magnitude increases and that, together with the recession that is being experienced due to the drop in sales, produced by the liquefaction of the income in the face of very high inflation, complete a picture that puts many merchants on the brink of closure.
From the Commercial Federation of Córdoba, they had already warned about the serious situation that the Cordoban SMEs in the sector are going through, which have already paid invoices with magnitude increases and that, together with the recession that is being experienced due to the drop in sales, produced by the liquefaction of the income in the face of very high inflation, complete a picture that puts many merchants on the brink of closure.
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A large number of merchants who received their invoices consulted Emugas, the gas distribution company in our city through communication channels or in person at the offices.
The national government, through the National Gas Regulatory Entity (Enargas), made official this Wednesday the increase in natural gas service rates, the effect of which will begin to be seen in the bills that arrive from the month of May.
As expected, this is a strong global increase derived from the increase in the price of the cubic meter consumed and, most especially, from the monthly fixed charge charged by distributors, a long-standing request from companies to “flatten” the invoice curve. throughout the year.
In the case of Córdoba, Distribuidora de Gas del Centro (Ecogas) was authorized to apply increases of between 177% and 810% in the fixed charge. The wide variation is due to the fact that from now on there will be no difference between the fixed charges paid by the three different levels of users. This “floor” on all bills only varies according to the user category, which depends on annual consumption.
Changes in residential rates in Córdoba
Averages
According to the organization directed by Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo, the final invoices with average consumption of 102.3 m3 per month will pay – after the increase – $ 24,285 (N1 users), $ 15,830 (N2) and $ 23,678 (N3). These data correspond to distributors throughout the country.
Included in the total of these bills are the new Pist gas production values (entry point to the transportation system), which Energía announced last week along with the removal of most of the subsidies (not all).
The adjustment is applied “to guarantee a sustainable and equitable gas supply, as well as to ensure the economic viability of the energy sector,” the agency said.
“Only 17.5% of the cost of Pist gas was reflected in the final rates, while the remaining 82.5% was paid by all citizens through the national budget, whether they have supply or not,” Energía explained.
In this sense, taking into account average residential uses at the three segmentation levels, the consumption value for Pist gas went from $2,073 (March) to $6,505 (as of April). In the case of N1, from $2,961 to $9,270; the N2, from $838 to $2,462; and the N3, from $1,975 to $6,375.
It must be taken into account that the increase in natural gas impacts 60% of the province’s population, the other 40% still cook and heat with bottled gas, electrical appliances or firewood.
