State might start covering 50% of gas price increase already before September

• Published date: 02 August 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, Aug 2 (LETA) - The state might start covering 50 percent of the gas price increase for consumers using the average payment rate already before September, Welfare Minister Gatis Eglitis (Conservatives) told LETA.

ccording to the minister's statement on the social networks, taking into consideration the amount of average payment rate, the Welfare Ministry will propose at the August 9 government meeting to start providing the state support already from August or even July.

State support would be offered also to households heating their homes with firewood.

The Saeima is expected to decide on these proposals on August 11.

Eglitis indicated that before the midsummer holidays, the government decided to provide support to people to help them hope with rising heating costs from October 1 to April 30. However, households using average payment rates are already receiving significantly increased gas bills for July, August and September, which means a huge financial burden to them, the welfare minister said.

Most probably, the Welfare Ministry will propose using the same principle the government planned to implement...