50 million missing energy: Minister of Economy says it is “working” to transfer money – Magazine Saturday

50 million missing energy: Minister of Economy says it is “working” to transfer money

The government says it is working to transfer money charged to energy rate of energy. If the transfer does not take place, the Portuguese families may experience an increase in electricity next year, warned the governor.

11:55 • Business

By André Cabrita-Mendes – Business Journal

The Government ensures that is working to restore the missing money in the electrical system that threatens to increase electricity prices next year.
“we are working in order to fulfill the law,” said Minister of Economy this fourth -feira, July 13, in the committee of Economics. “We must work so that there is such a transfer that there was in the last two years,” assured Manuel Caldeira Cabral.
This amount was collected in 2014 by the Treasury with the energy companies, with the collection of Extraordinary Contribution on the Energy Sector (EESC) which provided a total revenue of 150 million euros.
the 50 million should have been deposited in 2015 until December 31, and can be downloaded at any time. But that never happened, both by the Government Steps Rabbit, which came out in October, and the government of António Costa, who took office in late November.
The revelation of the missing money was made the chairman of the energy regulator on Tuesday in Parliament. Victor Santos spoke of “deviation” and warned that the Portuguese families may experience an increase in electricity in 2017, for 50 million are missing because the rates were calculated taking into account this plug.
” in 2015, despite being set in the budget that the Committee should have been deposited in a fund established for this purpose, as in fact did not happen, “said the leader of the Regulatory Authority for Energy Services (ERSE).

the Government came to accuse the Executive of Passos Coelho had left the power without making the deposit that amount that was charged to energy. But the former Minister of Energy said that the current government took office eight months ago and Finance have not yet deposited this amount in the Fund Systemic Sustainability of the Energy Sector. Jorge Moreira da Silva sent further information to the current finance minister, Mário Centeno. Contacted, the Ministry of Finance did not respond to the business issues.
The amount charged in 2014, should have been filed by the end of 2015. Since the EESC charged in 2015, it has to be deposited to the end of 2016:. 100 million in total
the warning by the regulator comes at a time when it begins to prepare the electricity tariffs for next year. The proposed tariff is presented publicly until 15 October by ERSE and the money is not transferred can come to aggravate the electricity bill of the Portuguese.

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