As ADNSUR had reported weeks ago, The Comodoro barracks went from an amount of 110 thousand pesos per month to almost 990,000 pesos for the month of May.
“In the year In 2021, the strengthening law for the entire fire system is approved – said Rubén Oliva, president of the Chubut Federation of Firefighters -. What happens is that the regulations had never come out from the Ministry of Energy or ENARGASbut now it has been regulated accordingly and it is already beginning to have an impact.”
The manager acknowledged that the project was promoted at that time by the then national deputy Gustavo Menna, current vice governor, who also now collaborated with the efforts so that the norm could be put into effect.
“Precisely, speaking with the lieutenant governor regarding the gas bill, he was surprised because he thought it was already regulated, because it is something that corresponds to the Executive, but he also collaborated a lot on this, so that they could speed up the process and that begin to impact this benefit,” said Oliva. Thus, the barracks will not have to pay the bill which arrived in May with the increases, according to the president of the Federation.
Emotional celebration of Volunteer Firefighter’s Day in Comodoro and Rawson
The rule also exempts telephone and internet services from payment, but the president of the Federation acknowledged that this situation is more complex, because an appeal filed by several companies in a claim against the Supreme Court is still pending definition in the Supreme Court. previous government, when it set limits on rates because it was considered an essential public service.
