September 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Jock Strap Under Bathing Suit

The Government endorsed the return of tarifazo

After a two-bimonthly in October will take effect the increase in electricity and gas tariffs for high consumption users

Starting next Thursday, will take effect the increase in electricity and gas tariffs for high consumption users, to remove subsidies applied in a phased manner which ruled in August the Planning Minister Julio De Vido, for the winter season.
De Vido After admitting that the new rate charts produced "inequities", will be reapplied hikes, in some cases, reached 700% in the case of electricity, which the Ombudsman's Office complained to the Justice in January. Spokesmen
Federal Ministry of Planning indicated to DyN that suspension "shall apply to every winter."

The move resulted in the suspension when it was decided to restore the 100 percent state subsidy rate for two months from June to July and 70% during August and September.

After reversing the official measure, a failure of the Board No. 5 House in Federal Administrative granted "in part" the injunction filed by the Ombudsman to prevent cut distribution services to users whose bills were unpaid. But Justice has not yet resolved the fundamental question about the legitimacy of the increases. From the Deputy Ombudsman in charge of 1, Anselmo Sella, demanding the "unconstitutional" and called for the annulment of the hikes that led to ridiculously low amounts.

past, many decisions in different jurisdictions resulted in several presentations and prohibited the application of the increases. Justification

official. Regarding electricity service, which records peak intensity on the hottest days, he justified that "92 percent of households are excluded from the measure "because the increase amounts to the areas served by distributors Edenor, Edesur and Edelap.

From the portfolio by Julio de Vido emphasized that" in electricity tariffs will be the same as last summer, so if a user consumes the same as in January-February 2009, in 2010 will pay the same because there was no additional increase established in October 2008. "

On the gas side, in the period between October 1 and May 31 will be applied "Gas Charge" for residential users high consumption, according to a threshold that varies from province and in the case of Greater Buenos Aires (AMBA) is 1000 cubic meters.

"For more than a month is conducting a detailed survey among households achieved by removing subsidies to prevent unwanted inclusions" in the scheme, said Schedule.

From the portfolio led by De Vido is estimated that in the case of gas, "the impact on the users bill reached by the gas charge will not be significant, since the end of winter means that substantially reduce consumption and hence the amount to be paid. "

The government says to target users higher income, which identifies with the highest consumption, which is more complex in reality.

as detailed there, "more than 95 percent of the electricity and gas users achieved by partially removing subsidies usually pay your bill."

and described: "One part of the Gas Charge is to keep the carafe (10 kilos) to 16 pesos in the country, which is the fuel used by low-income sectors." Users who have no piped water, sewer, natural gas and therefore consume more electricity, they can ask to be exempted.

users also were exempted called "electrodependientes", ie those with a disease that compels them to consume more energy than usual, pensioners (who receive the credit minimum) and the unemployed.

SOURCE: www.lanacion.com.ar