reduced VAT rate has applied to gas deliveries since October 2022. But this state support will expire at the end of March.
According to experts, consumers will therefore have to prepare for higher gas prices from April. Consumers should compare prices and consider switching to a cheaper provider, say experts. The extent to which suppliers could compensate for the higher tax rate depends on the company's procurement strategy, they say. The price brake for gas and heat was intended to mitigate the price jump as a result of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine.