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15 minutes the studio announced last yearall Lithuanian electricity consumers pay the so-called PSO tariff, which promotes green energy. This tax is paid by both residents and businesses. However, the biggest concern in the Baltic States, Orlen Lietuva, has not paid part of this tax for its electricity production arbitrarily since 2011. Several other large companies have not paid the same tax: Achema and Lifosa.
In nine years, Orlen Lietuva had accumulated 13.1 million LTL. debt in euros. The group challenged him in court.
However, the Ministry of Energy has created an exemption from this PSO electricity charge. Large corporations or electricity-intensive companies can now get 85 percent of their money back from the state. tax paid.
However, companies can only take advantage of this benefit if they do not have outstanding debts for electricity. Orlen Lietuva had such a debt. Therefore, to take advantage of the benefit, Orlen Lietuva, like other indebted companies, had to return millions of sums to the state in the middle of this year.
Orlen Lietuva did it in June this year: the company paid more than 13 million euros to the state and now has no debts.
The other two million strong companies, Achema and Lifosa, have not yet paid off their debts, according to the latest figures, so they would not be eligible for the benefit under the law. Achema’s debt amounts to 11.6 million. 11.3 million euros for Lifosa. euros
Reuters / Scanpix photo / Orlen Lithuania
It is not yet possible to reveal whether you will receive relief
Baltpool Energy Exchange 15 minutes confirmed that Orlen Lietuva had paid her debt.
“The information provided in our reports is relevant: Orlen Lietuva has covered her arrears in the PSO fund budget and currently has no overdue payments to the PSO fund budget. The other two companies, Achema and Lifosa, still have debts, “says Andrius Smaliukas, director of Baltpool.
When asked if this means Orlen Lietuva will now be able to take advantage of this electricity tax exemption, the head of Baltpool said he was not yet able to reveal it.
“The company had the right to submit requests for reimbursement of the PSO price until July 1, and the requests are currently being processed. <...> Until the time of returning said funds, legal acts do not give us the opportunity to provide information about people, “said A. Smaliukas.
Formerly Deputy Minister of Energy Egidijus Purlys 15 minutes He said Orlen Lietuva already has an agreement on the use of this benefit.
“In addition to Orlen Lietuvos, there are 38 other companies that have already concluded an agreement on such exemption,” said E. Purlys in November 2019.
15 minutes He also contacted Orlen Lietuvos’ representatives, but has not yet received their comments on this situation.
ORLEN Lietuva photo / Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis visited the ORLEN Lietuva factory
Government decisions
Last year 15 minutes studio announcedthat this Government of Saulius Skvernelis has made several beneficial decisions for the Polish oil company Orlen Lietuva. The group received millions of discounts and government orders, the terms of which were tailored to the group’s requests.
Following these decisions, Orlen Lietuva supported the basketball clubs of S. Skvernelis environmental entrepreneurs.
And earlier this year, the wife of S.Svvernelis Silvija Skvernelė got a job Orlen Baltics network of retail service stations owned by Orlen.
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