The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will indicate on bills and meter reading slips from January next year so that users can see the specific price reduction amount as a measure to reduce the burden in response to the rise in electricity and city gas prices. I announced that I would ask the company.
As a measure to reduce the burden of electricity and city gas bills, the government will reduce the electricity bill for households from January to August next year by ¥7 per kilowatt hour, and city gas for households and companies with a small annual contract volume. , 30 yen per cubic meter will be subsidized.
Regarding the specific operation method of this burden reduction measure, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide monthly bills, meter reading slips, and the official website so that users can see the specific price reduction according to the subsidized unit price and usage amount. announced that it will ask the business operator to display it.
The subsidy will be applied from January next year, and the amount of the actual price reduction will be paid from the government to the business operators.
In addition, if it is necessary to repair the system to display the price reduction amount on the invoice, etc., it will subsidize the business operator up to 3 million yen.
There are about 700 electric power retailers and about 300 city gas companies nationwide, so the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is calling on businesses that will reduce prices to register by the 12th of next month. increase.