July 29, 2022
Economy
The government has introduced a legislative intervention to impose a maximum charge limit on the fixed monthly charges of electricity bills, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced in Parliament on Thursday. “We have stipulated that suppliers must declare the net price of electricity. We finally saw that some suppliers, …
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July 5, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
There will be significantly increased subsidies to cover the cost of electricity in July, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced on Tuesday. The subsidy amount per MWH and KWh for households and businesses will rise and thus independent from the income criteria and consumption caps for eligibility. Regarding energy …
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June 26, 2022
Economy
The “adjustment clause” on the electricity bills is frozen until summer 2023, according to an amendment tabled by the Environment & Energy Ministry late on Friday and in the context of a bill for the simplification of the licensing of energy providers. According to the amendment, the suspension of the …
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June 21, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Over 300,000 electricity consumers submitted their application for rebates to the platform of PowerPass in only four days, since the platform opened on Friday evening. Thousands are still stand by as allowed, so far, are applications by taxpayers whose tax number ends in 1, 2, 3 and 4. It normally …
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June 14, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The much anticipated “Power Pass” platform for citizens who are entitled to receive the electricity refunds of up to 600 euros, will open on Friday, June 17, 2022, the Minister for Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Tuesday. Citizens can apply on the platform to receive rebates for the extra …
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May 8, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
A guide on how electricity consumers in Greece will receive the state aid for ‘inflated electricity bills in the last six months has been issued and and posted on several media. The guide refs to beneficiaries, how to apply on the special platform as well as how to calculate the …
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March 28, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Greece’s Consumer Institute INKA has launched a collective legal action against electricity providers who impose an additional cost on consumers through the so-called “adjustment clause.” The clause burdens the already and extra charge of often several hundreds euros to the already soaring electricity bills with an extra charge of often …
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May 4, 2018
Greece, Politics
Thousands of Greeks appear to have debts to Public Power Corporation (DEH) although they have paid their bills in time. Not only have they been deprived of the 15% discount for payment on time, they are also at risk to have the power supply in their homes and businesses cut. …
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August 21, 2017
Economy
For the Greek Public Power Company (DEH) and the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) the solution is simple: it will get 100million euros either from the state budget or from the power consumers. The amount comes together from a 50% refund of the special consumption tax (SCT) in the fuel …
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April 26, 2017
Social, Society
As if we did not have enough financial burdens, Greek Public Power Company increases charges on electricity bills and demands the payment of additional 735 million euros by millions of electricity consumers. “It is a small, temporary contribution,” Greek PPC said in a statement responding to the outcry. Greeks know …
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April 6, 2017
Social, Society
Electricity bills pile up. It is not the pure cost for electricity that makes it unaffordable to many Greek households struggling with unemployment. It is the extra charges incl. municipality taxes and state broadcast fees doubling the amount a consumer has to pay to the Greek Public Power Company. There …
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June 1, 2016
Economy
Competitiveness is good – if it is real. With seven private company active in the energy sector, Greece’s Public Power Company (DEH) sees itself obliged to adjust to the new market conditions. As of 1. July 2016, PPC will grant 15% reduction to those private and business customers who pay …
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April 7, 2014
Society
These is no way that Greek households would escape the economical bleeding. The state mechanism is always keen in finding ways to grab the last cent out of the people’s pocket whether they have it or not. The trick is simple: small amounts of money, grabbed in the form of …
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November 13, 2013
Society
Living without electricity in Greece has reached enormous proportions as thousands of households are unable to pay their electricity bills that skyrocket due to several additional energy charges, municipality fees and the so-called “emergency property tax”. More than 350,000 property owners and tenants cannot pay in time the amount on …
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March 12, 2013
Society
That’s the never ending story of electricity bills skyrocketing with the adding of the emergency property tax. Greeks are called to pay several hundreds euro month in month out. With many declaring they are sheer unable to meet this kind of expenses. Even thought the Finance Ministry made some arrangement last year, people …
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January 22, 2013
Society
Several hundreds of angry citizens gathered outside the headquarters of Greek Public Power Company (DEH)to protest the new hikes in electricity and the attached “emergency property tax” that skyrocket the end amount Greeks have to pay month in, month out. Banner: “We pay nothing, we owe nothing” “I dont’ pay any …
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December 4, 2012
Politics
An Athens court ruled on Tuesday that the practice to collect the emergency property tax through the electricity bills is illegal. Several consumers’ associations and lawyers’ organizations had filed a complained about the Public Power Company (DEH) collecting the emergency property tax. The several hundred euros of E.P.T levy have been skyrocketing …
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July 18, 2012
Economy
Forget what I told you about the Emergency Property Tax 2012. Greek Finance Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon saying that the Emergency Property Tax for 2012 will be tagged -again – in the Electricity Bills. “Due to current law and technical difficulties as well as time limitations, it is …
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June 8, 2012
Economy, Society
Greece’s Public Power Company DEH announced that it has cut the emergency property tax 2011 from its bills and forwarded the unpaid taxes to local tax offices. As of May 1, 2012 the EPT can be directly paid at the tax office. The EPT has been taken out from the electricity bills …
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