Faced with the crisis of natural gas shortage, Germany plans to levy additional taxes to all natural gas users, and passs part of the price of soaring natural gas to consumers to alleviate the pressure of natural gas companies. According to the German natural gas market operator Trading Hub EUROPE on Monday, the German natural gas tax is set at 2.419 euros per kilowatt -hour, which will begin from October 1 and last until April 2024. According to the calculation of the Verivox price comparison platform, for an ordinary four -mouth home, the annual cost will increase by about 480 euros.
While levying natural gas additional taxes, the German government promised to formulate a detailed aid plan to provide natural gas subsidies for difficult low -income families. Although the German government tried to avoid increasing consumer energy costs, the price of natural gas continued to soar, and the uncertainty of the natural gas supply of Russia, German natural gas import operators had to bear high extra costs, which led to major losses in some companies. Facing the risk of bankruptcy. In this context, the German government eventually had to decide taxes to pass the cost. The German commercial bank economist warned that the tax levy would further push the inflation of Germany, and the inflation rate in Germany had reached 8.5%in July.
Post time: Aug-17-2022