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Germany's upper house clears state relief on gas prices
The German Parliament's upper house - Bundesrat - on Monday approved the federal government's plan to cover December's gas bill for households and certain businesses. The payment is intended to bridge the gap until the planned introduction of the gas price brake next March.
read more... 15/11/2022
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Czech government caps power firm revenues in $4 bln windfall plan
The Czech government approved plans for caps on the revenues of power firms on Wednesday, as part of plans to fund measures to ease the burden of soaring prices on households and companies.
read more... 10/11/2022
German gas subsidy plan may raise prices
German plans to subsidise households’ gas bills from next year risk impairing competition between suppliers and ultimately raising prices, the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) said on Friday.
read more... 07/11/2022
Swedish grid operator proposes $5 bln power price subsidy
Sweden's national power grid operator proposed on Thursday that the government spend 55 billion Swedish crowns ($5.05 billion) this year on subsidies to households and businesses hit by unusually high energy costs.
read more... 28/10/2022
Germany to cap electricity prices by taxing excess profits
Germany's government plans to introduce a cap on electricity prices for households and industry to ease the impact of soaring energy costs, a ministry document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed.
read more... 20/10/2022