(DNA). – “Given the excessive increase ordered by the national government,” in recent months, the legislators of the CC ARI Cambiemos bloc asked to suspend the home supply cuts of natural gas and electric energy public services and presented a bill to the Legislature, which prohibits cutting the supply of these services “until December 31, benefiting those who, for economic reasons, cannot afford to pay for the services.
They based the measure on “the economic crisis that our country is going through, exacerbated by growing inflation and the increase in prices of goods and services.”
“This scenario, along with the disproportionate increase in electricity and gas rates, authorized by the national government, has a direct impact on the daily lives of citizens, who often must choose between paying utility bills or buying food for their families. families”, they highlighted while indicating that this situation deepens “in the area where we live, where the intensive use of electricity and gas in winter is essential, and those who do not pay have their service cut off.”
The proposal would benefit those who are unemployed, retirees receiving the minimum pension, retirees with dependents with a disability greater than 50%, single mothers who are heads of family, Heads of family with permanent work disability greater than fifty percent ( 50%), families in whose homes there are electro-dependent people and the “Neighborhood Clubs”.
The law will not suspend the payment obligation, but rather the borrowing companies must agree on payment plans with the users, setting monthly installments that may not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the highest value invoice owed.
Likewise, it establishes that in cases where the service is suspended on the effective date of this law, the providers must restore them within 48 hours and without reconnection costs, non-compliance being punished with a fine.
