Factsheet for measure
GR-2022-1/2380
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Updated
– measures in Greece
Subsidised natural gas for households and businesses
Epidotisi fisikou aeriou se nikokiria kai epihirisis apo tin kivernisi (Επιδότηση φυσικού αερίου σε νοικοκυριά και επιχειρήσεις από την κυβέρνηση)
Background information
One of the most important consequences of the international crisis caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine is the increase in the price of energy, which has disproportionately burdened family budgets and the production costs of the businesses.
In this context, the Greek government has taken measures to subsidise the natural gas consumption of households and businesses. In 2021, the natural gas subsidy followed the procedures regarding the payment of the heating allowance that was in force in previous years. For 2022, a series of Joint Ministerial Decisions (KYA) of the ministers of finance and energy provided for additional funding:
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KYA No 109471/1763 on 18 November 2021, for the period September to December 2021.
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KYA No 12468/434 on 9 February 2022 and No 23632/859 on 10 March 2022, for the period from January to March 2022.
The measure was extended for April and May 2022.
Content of measure
The natural gas subsidy for residential consumers and businesses in accordance with decisions No 2462/333 on 11 February 2022, No 23960/762 on 11 March 2022 and No 38336/1139 on 15 April 2022 provide for:
Residential consumers:
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Beneficiaries of the subsidy are all consumers of natural gas .
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The subsidy is provided for the total consumption of natural gas and for the months of January to March 2022 is set at €20 per MWh. For April 2022 this is €40 per MWh.
Non-domestic consumers (entrepreneurs):
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The subsidy provided for January 2022 is set at €30 per MWh for the total consumption of natural gas. For February and March 2022 the subsidy is set at €20 per MWh and for April it is €40 per MWh.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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10 August 2022
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The Greek government with a Joint Ministerial Decisions (KYA) No 82196/2205 on 10 Augoust 2022 extended the subsidy on natural gas for residential consumers and businesses for the July and August 2022. The provided subsidy is set at €30 per megawatt/hour (MWh).
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03 June 2022
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The Greek government with a Joint Ministerial Decisions (KYA) No 55380/1559 on 3 June 2022 extended the subsidy on natural gas for residential consumers and businesses for the May 2022. The provided subsidy is set at €20 per megawatt/hour (MWh).
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Use of measure
According to the Minister of Environment and Energy, the state subsidy of natural gas for the month of February concerns 540,000 residential consumers and the benefit for households amounts to €40 per thermal MWh.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Applies to all businesses
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Applies to all citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
There is was no involvement of social partners.
Views and reactions
There were no social partner's reactions to the measure detected.
Sources
