Everything changes in the provision of heating: Natural gas, LPG, firewood and pellets in the grant -Zones are eliminated | ECONOMY

To correct the injustices of all previous years in the heating subsidy, where the mountain villages in areas like Crete had less subsidies than the coastal areas, p. in the prefectures of northern Greece, the Ministry of Finance will operate.

This will be attempted by “dismantling” the old Zones system and introducing a system where temperatures and heating needs have been estimated at 200,000 points throughout Greece.

Heating allowance: Zones are abolished and μο degree days are coming

The study was carried out by the National Meteorological Service and the result showed different points of “heating needs” in some 13,500 settlements in Greece. In this way, mountain villages, regardless of whether they are located in Crete, Central Greece, Peloponnese or Macedonia, will have a higher subsidy, since the heating needs are much higher. The minimum allocation remains at 80 euros and beyond, there will be multiplication with special rates, so that the final allocation is obtained. According to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Th. Skylakakis, with this system the areas located in mountainous areas will achieve a bonus of 600-700 euros, compared to a maximum of 350 euros at present.

According to the presentation made by the meteorologist and team leader, M. Anadranistakis, the basis of the new system was the daily average temperature of 15.5 degrees and any lower temperature per day and per area where the study was conducted. highlights “grade day.” These qualification days also give the algorithm for the subsidy by region, where as all samples will be discrepancies between towns of the same Prefectures, depending on the altitude and weather conditions. With these data, of course, it is obvious that many will receive a smaller allocation and the question that remains to be answered with the Ministerial Decision – expected in November – is whether the allocation will be less in the Attica of 5 million inhabitants.

Heating subsidy: Natural gas, LPG, firewood and pellets in the subsidy

The second big change is that in addition to diesel for heating, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas will be subsidized, while wood and pellets will be subsidized, but only in areas with few inhabitants, possibly below 2,000, due to pollution. atmospheric they cause. With respect to electric heaters, it was clarified that vulnerable households are covered by the Social Rate.

Payment of the endowment will be made in December and it is not excluded that the fund reaches 90 million euros, while the beneficiaries, if they request a subsidy for an energy source other than oil, must upload the purchase invoices, the TIN in the AADE platform. supplier or accounts in the case of natural gas. The income and ownership criteria remain the same as last year, as well as the obligation for beneficiaries to purchase twice the value of the fuel from the allowance they will receive.