Tag: Price ceiling
464: This is how Ebba Busch hopes to cope with the crisis
The Christian Democrats’ party secretary Johan Ingerö has been reported to the police by party colleague Sara Skyttedal. Skyttedal accuses Ingerö of something that allegedly happened at a party in connection with the EU elections in 2014. Ingerö, who denies the accusations, has been forced to leave her position as party secretary. Party leader Ebba […]
The Finnish government is refining the plan for compensating electricity costs
The maximum compensation amount is 700 euros per month. It will be paid to households through electricity bills at the beginning of next spring. An agreement was apparently not reached on the share of reimbursed costs, but the preliminary calculations that were the starting point of the government negotiations set the share at 50–80 percent. […]
HS: Finland’s electricity support measures receive quite a positive response from experts
Juha Beurling-PomoellThe general secretary of the Consumers’ Union told the newspaper that the government seems to have understood that it is really difficult for consumers to survive the energy crisis. “The crisis is now, not just around the corner,” he said. By offering both lump sum compensation and more flexible payment terms, the state should […]
YLE: Wealthy households use much more electricity than poor ones
VATT discovered the difference when comparing location-specific electricity consumption data obtained from Fingrid’s Datahub and background data from Statistics Finland’s households. Iivo VehviläinenA senior researcher at Aalto University stated to the public broadcasting company that the data supports the assumption that high-income households consume more electricity than low-income ones. However, the differences are surprisingly large. […]
The Social Democrats propose a price ceiling for electricity, which surprises other parties
SDP estimates that the costs of the ceiling limit could be covered with the proceeds of the windfall tax imposed on the excess income of energy companies. The tax, which is being prepared by the Ministry of Finance, is expected to generate approximately EUR 0.5–1.3 billion in revenue starting in 2024. The proposal raised eyebrows […]
SDP wants an electricity price ceiling
Electricity prices have risen dramatically in recent weeks as temperatures dropped and the supply of cheap wind energy dwindled.
Russia may cut oil production beyond the West’s price ceiling: Putin
“I repeat, we are thinking about this, no decisions have been made yet. And the concrete steps (of Russia’s response) will be outlined in a decree of the Russian president that will be issued in the coming days,” Reuters quoted Putin as saying. as they say. This statement came after European Union countries agreed to […]
The regional energy company raises the price ceiling
Electricity still costs less than 20 cents per kilowatt hour for the residents of the West Coast municipality of Kokkola throughout the winter.
Finland supports an EU-wide gas price ceiling, Prime Minister Marin says
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) will participate in the EU summit in Brussels, where the ceiling for gas price increases is expected to spark a lot of heated discussion.
Russia will officially annex four regions of Ukraine tomorrow
He added that Putin will make a speech on this occasion. A referendum organized by Russian authorities to annex the occupied territories of Ukraine was largely considered a “scam” and has been widely criticized by several countries. Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz Germany said Germany would never accept the results of the “fake” referendums on […]
The European Commission proposes additional sanctions against Russia due to the escalation in Ukraine
“Russia has escalated its aggression against Ukraine to a new level and we are determined to make the Kremlin pay the price for this continued escalation,” he tweeted, citing the sanctions as “more products that cannot be exported to Russia, especially in a key position.” technology that its war machine needs.” Von der Leyen proposed […]
The European Commission proposes limiting the profits of energy companies
For example, the production of hydro and wind power has been more affordable. “We are proposing a ceiling for the income of companies that produce electricity at low costs. In these times, low-carbon energy sources – because they have low costs but high prices in the market – make huge incomes. stated von der Leyen. […]
The Russian oil price cap worsens the energy crisis, backfires on the G7 countries: Expert
“I don’t see such a decision by the G7 countries having the desired effect, instead it will put even greater pressure on oil demand and more likely exacerbate energy crises. Such actions will affect the G7 countries, as all previous sanctions have,” Rasmussen said. Over the past several months, sanctions imposed by the collective West […]
The Finnish government specified support for households suffering from energy costs
The national debt in the budget is 8.1 billion to 146 billion euros by the end of next year, which is almost two billion euros more than the proposal previously presented by the Ministry of Finance. prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) argued that budget decisions are necessary to ensure continued public support for Ukraine. He […]
The opposition member of parliament demands the government to declare "energy emergency"
Energy prices are expected to hit unprecedented levels this winter, sparking a fierce debate among politicians about what the government should do to help consumers. The vice-chairman of the opposition party spoke to the A-studio of Yle’s current affairs program on Wednesday Leena Meri said it’s time for the government to declare "energy emergency". "I […]
Føtex and Bilka break their own price ceiling
In the midst of the highest consumer price increase in Denmark since 1983, Bilka and Føtex have exceeded the price ceilings that the chains have set for their own goods. Salling Group, which owns Bilka, Føtex and Netto, initially set prices for 200 items in early June. Since then, the ceiling has grown to include […]
New agreement must send more surplus heat into the radiators
When the refrigerated counters in the supermarkets run and the data center servers process data, heat is created. In the future, a larger part of the excess heat will be used to heat radiators around Danish homes. That is the intention of a new broad agreement that the government and a number of parties have […]
