“Clients who are at risk of energy poverty will be able to benefit from extraordinary assistance,” said Havlíček.
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According to him, this concerns about 10 percent of Czech households. The minister has not yet specified what the aid will look like. “Form is being negotiated,” he said.
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Extraordinary immediate assistance is a single dose of material need. According to the law, the income and assets of applicants and their relatives and other facts are examined for the allocation of this support. Only people in serious need can get it.
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The aid responds to rising energy prices, which affects both households and businesses. In addition, 900,000 customers of the Bohemia Energy group, which has ended, must look for a new energy supplier.
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However, other companies whose customers now have half a year to find a new supplier have also announced the termination of their activities. For this time, they are taken over by other companies.
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Due to rising energy prices, the government has already reduced VAT to zero for electricity and gas, so far for the months of November and December. However, he suggests that the 21 percent tax exemption apply next year.
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