Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called a press conference at 1 p.m. today regarding the government's proposal to help Danes pay their high energy bills through a plan to spread the bills over the next several years according to criteria set by the government. The government will invite parliamentary parties to negotiate the proposal tomorrow evening, Thursday.
The proposed plan aims to allow for the freezing of a portion of electricity, gas, and heating bills, enabling consumers to postpone payment of the amount exceeding the price level they paid in the fall of 2021. The remaining amounts would be deferred in installments over five years with interest. The government has not specified the interest rate, but according to Finance Minister Nicolai, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called a press conference at 1:00 PM today regarding the government's proposal to help Danes pay their high energy bills through a multi-year bill installment plan, subject to criteria set by the government. The government will invite parliamentary parties to negotiate the proposal tomorrow evening, Thursday.
The press conference was attended by Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen, Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Dan Jorgensen and Employment Minister Simon Kollerup.
The proposed plan aims to allow the freezing of part of electricity, gas and heating bills, so that the consumer can postpone paying part of the value of the bills, which is the amount that exceeds the price level paid by the consumer in the fall of 2021, with the remaining amounts to be postponed in installments for five years with interest. The government did not specify the amount of interest, but according to the Minister of Finance, the interest may be around plus/minus 2%.
وقالت ميته مرحبا خلال المؤتمر الصحفي: “لا يمكننا حماية الدنماركيين من كل عواقب حرب بوتين. لكن لا يمكننا أن ننظر فقط إلى حقيقة أن هناك دانمركيين لا يستطيعون دفع تكاليف الكهرباء والتدفئة هذا الشتاء”.
The government's proposal states the following:
- You can choose to postpone paying part of your bill by comparing the bills to the higher-priced bills during the fall and winter of last year.
- يُقترح تحديد سقوف الأسعار كما يلي (على أن يتم تقسيط المبالغ المتبقية): – الغاز عند 15.45 كرون/ متر مكعب، والمضخات الحرارية عند 1.87 كرون لكل كيلو واط/ ساعة، والتدفئة عند 1.44 كرون لكل كيلو واط / ساعة، والكهرباء (إضاءة وما إلى ذلك) 2.99 كرون كيلوواط ساعة.
- It is proposed that a so-called price cap be applied for 12 months. After that, a 5-year repayment period is proposed.
- The government will also consider how to expand the scheme to include businesses.
Source: Ministry of Finance.
The government is currently working on a plan that also includes small and medium-sized enterprises, with Labor Minister Simon Collerop expressing his sympathy for small traders who are facing challenges to keeping their businesses afloat and promising that work will be done to help them.
The ministers participating in the press conference also stressed that they are closely monitoring developments, and that next time they will introduce further measures to mitigate rising prices and thus help Danes during the coming winter.
Proposed budget
وقالت الحكومة بأنها ستخصص 45 مليار كرون دنماركي لهذا المخطط والذي وصفته رئيسة الوزراء بأنه “الإجراء الأكثر شمولاً” للمساعدة حتى الآن.
It is worth noting that the government has introduced a number of measures to help address rising electricity prices.
Such as issuing a heating check for 400,000 Danes, and a check for the elderly worth 5,000 kroner. Last week a reduction in electricity tax was approved (only a reduction of 4 euros was approved), and a cap was agreed on the amount by which landlords can raise rent during the next two years.
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