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"The first thing to say is that the situation in the markets is shocking – electricity and gas prices are rising by 30 to 40 percent, and the good news is that growth of such proportions will not answer users. The government, as well as the price commission and the companies, have done everything possible to reduce this increase, without this effort, prices would increase by 15 to 20% instead of 25 to 30%, "said Ž.Vaičiūnas to journalists Thursday.
According to him, one must also understand that the shock is on the markets – the residents are not as shocked as them. According to the minister, with regard to rising electricity prices, it is important to distinguish between companies and domestic consumers.
"It is necessary to distinguish between businesses and households (…) Already, companies pay a higher price for electricity almost all year, because the company buys any Electricity on the market (…) Population growth is delayed and only reacts after a while, and this increase has been reduced to a minimum, "said Ž.Vaičiūnas.
The chairman of the price commission, Inga Žilien, said Wednesday that electricity and gas prices for households are expected to rise by about 15% next year.
In turn, Ž.Vaičiūnas says electricity consumers are expected to cost 1.7 cents per kilowatt hour from next year.
According to SNB, the standard rate of one time zone should go from 11.3 to 13 cents per kilowatt hour (including VAT), while the "home" package goes from 9.7 to 11.4 cents.
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