The Ombudsman, Claudia Bard, presented the amparo action before the Federal Court of Rawson with the objective of suspending the application of the new tariff schedule as established by resolutions 41/2024 and 122/2024 of the National Energy Secretariat and ENARGAS.
Citizens from different towns in the province went to the ombudsman’s office as they received the invoices. “With each inquiry from the neighbors we corroborate that The increase in gas service rates ranges between 400% and 4000% compared to the same measurement period as the previous year,” explained the ombudsman, Claudia Bard.
He argued that “the level of consumption is similar, however, the rate increase in percentage is disproportionate for the user who must face gas bills in winter that violate the principles of reasonableness, predictability and, above all, gradualness.”
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The head of the Ombudsman’s Office highlighted and thanked the joint collaboration of the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Madryn, Consumer Defense, different municipalities and unions, such as ATECH, which assisted in carrying out the survey of the documentation that supports how the rate increases impact in our province, both in the residential and commercial categories.
Likewise, it was requested that Camuzzi Gas del Sur refrain from charging or cutting off the service supply due to non-payment of invoices that have the new tariff schedule applied.
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“Due to the climatic conditions of Patagonia, the demand for gas that we have in Chubut is important and we must defend the right to access the public service that allows heating,” explained Bard.
