Lower electricity taxes, the possibility of postponing high energy bills, and additional money for families with children are some of the initiatives in an agreement to help Danes with expensive heating and electricity bills this winter, according to a draft energy agreement that appears to be about to be implemented, according to several sources cited by Danish Radio.
The government proposed setting a maximum limit on individual spending on electricity, gas and heating, so that consumers could postpone paying additional bills until a later time, and this was included in the agreement.
At the same time, companies were included in the option to postpone additional bills, according to the draft agreement.
Lower electricity tax and an additional fee for families with children
There is also the possibility of helping with winter energy bills through a reduction in electricity charges. According to the draft agreement, the electricity tax will be reduced from 69.7 euros per kilowatt-hour in 2023 to 0.8 euros, which is the EU minimum.
The reduced electricity tax will be applied for the first six months of 2023 and will cost the state treasury 3.5 billion Danish kroner in 2023.
In addition, families with children will receive extra assistance with a temporary increase in the child's check of 660 Danish kroner in January 2023. According to Danish Radio sources, one thing that remains unclear is whether there should be a minimum income threshold to receive the extra child's check.
Finally, additional funds are planned to be spent on helping to replace gas-fired heating systems and introduce central heating systems in their place.
A broad political agreement is expected to be reached and the agreement is expected to be adopted in the Danish parliament early next week.
