BlogsbyDarja

  Private customers or households in Slovenia awaited this year's first bill, or the January bill for energy used, with fear. The announcements of electricity price increases ranged from 40% or more. In Slovenia, the government once again intervened in the determination of electricity prices and tried to soften the announced price increases. On 31.12.2024, the Regulation on determining the price of electricity entered into force. This means that in 2024, we have regulated or subsidized 90% of electricity consumption, which is charged at the old price. 10% of our household consumption is paid by customers or consumers of electricity at the new price. That's how we got just a slightly higher bill. The catastrophic above-average actual inflationary rise in electricity prices can be seen at 10% of billed consumption, and of course we hope that the government Regulation on determining the price of electricity will be valid at least until the end of the heating season. In practice, o...

  I've been thinking for some time now, why I can't get into the happy mood of December, which coincides with the end of the old year and wishes for a successful,  healthy and happy new year.   Maybe the reason for this bad mood of mine is the fact that on the outskirts of the European Union (EU) there are war hotspots with all their horrors, which can spread to the territory of the EU.  Maybe the already announced higher electricity prices are spoiling my happy December mood, and this in the coldest days of December and January. And this despite the government's announcement that the state will once again intervene in electricity prices with its subsidies.  And of course, perhaps after previous experiences with pre-New Year's and New Year's price increases, I expect a consequent increase in the prices of other services and items that we need in our daily lives.  After all, it is possible that it is even good that I am a little more  skeptical and do n...