From January 1, 2022 Tariffs of AS Latvijas Gaze for households will increase by 54.2% to 93% depending on consumption volumes, according to the official entry in the Latvian Herald.
For households that consume up to 250 cubic meters of gas the differentiated end tariff with VAT and excise tax for the first half-year of 2022 will increase by 54.2%, from 0.71472 EUR/cubic meter to 1.10290 EUR. For households that consume between 250 and 500 cubic meters the end tariff will increase by 66.9%, from 0.71472 EUR/cubic meter to 0.96649 EUR.
At the same time, for households that consume 500 to 25,000 cubic meters of gas the end tariff will increase by 93%, from 0.41668 EUR/cubic meter to 0.80405 EUR.
The fixed part of the gas tariff for the first half-year will remain unchanged: the transmission service’s fixed fee with VAT with output of up to 6 cubic meters an hour will remain EUR 3.27 a month, for 6.1 to 10 cubic meters per hour the fee will be EUR 8.99, for 10.1 to 16 cubic meters it will be EUR 14.36 a month, for 16.1 to 25 cubic meters it will be EUR 21.91 a month and for 25.1 to 40 cubic meters it will be EUR 32.55 a month.
Natural gas fees for households consist of five components – gas price, which is affected by resource price fluctuations on the world market and which is calculated based on the approach provided by the Public Utilities Commission; the fee for transmission services, which is calculated by AS Conexus Baltic Grid and coordinated with SPRK; transmission operator’s services, where tariffs are calculated by Gaso and coordinated with SPRK, as well as excise and VAT, which are governed by the state.
Tariffs change twice a year for gas consumers whose annual consumption is under 25,000 cubic meters – on January 1 and July 1. (BNN/Business World Magazine)