Consumers will notice some relief in energy prices, gas, fuel and tolls telephony
MADRID, 1 (EUROPA PRESS)
Prices of major utilities and transport will be frozen or moderate ascents recorded in 2015 in a general context of disinflation, after the IPC has been located at -1.1% in the last month of the year, according to data passed by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which is not confirmed until mid-January.
In this way, the prices of these services offered at many cases will mean some relief for the pockets of citizens in a time when wages also increase slightly by the entry into force of the reduction of income tax provided for in the tax reform.
In addition, 2015 will be the first year in which the Law of indexation of the economy, that just passed the House of Representatives last week and aims to decouple the CPI prices of public contracts and other large items of expenditure, such as pensions, applies to will now have its own index revaluation.
The government will have four months to develop the regulations under this Act, which finally allowed to review rentals government as well as the prices of contracts work, supply of arms and equipment administrations or that take five years or more to make them profitable.
The regulations shall regulate the cases in which you can perform periodic reviews, prices and specific price indices to be used, as well as methodologies, formulas or guidelines; the procedures for handling these reviews, or criteria for interpretation of the principles of efficiency and good management.
In this context, pensions will rise by 0.25% next year, the minimum set by law, while the minimum wage (SMI) increased to 648.6 euros a month (three euros per month), two climbs considered “modest” by the president of the Government, Mariano Rajoy.
RESPIRO IN THE ELECTRICITY
In regard to energy sector prices start the year by giving some hope to the users, who see it as lowering their rates or freeze. In the case of electricity, the government will freeze the regulated part of the energy bill in 2015, known as tolls, after 2014 the electricity bill of households have experienced a decline of 4.9%.
Likewise, the electricity bill of industrial consumers has become cheaper by 1.5% in 2014, while domestic natural gas bill has experienced a rise of 0.5% during the year.
LOWER THE GAS AND FREEZE BUTANO
With regard to electricity for homes, a decrease of 4.9% in 2014 is the second year in a row, after 3 7% in 2013, with a continuing trend of annual increases of more than a decade breaks.
Meanwhile, natural gas rate registered a decrease of 3.3% from January as a result of the freezing of the regulated costs, known as tolls, and falling oil prices. For users butane, the price also kept frozen at 17.5 euros in the first quarter.
This relief will also be noted in the pocket of consumers in the case of fuels, where, according to the Association of Oil Product Operators (AOP) has been moved to the retail prices the fall in prices in the international price of products, which has led, with respect to Earlier this year, the price per liter of petrol is 13% cheaper and diesel already cheapened by 14.6%, according to the latest EU Oil Bulletin of the year.
PHONE FREEZE FEE PAYMENT
Meanwhile, Telefónica freeze in January the price of the subscription fee, as well as extending the second consecutive year. The company does not provide modifications to the line rental at least in the first part of 2014.
The latest increase applied by the company at the subscription dates back to 2013, when it rose to 14 38 euros per month plus VAT (2.9%) price, which remained frozen since 2008.
The fee is paid by customers of fixed and fixed broadband Telefonica have not hired any package of services like Household Merger or flat rate, so that variations in the line rental only affect 1 in every 10 minutes tariffed.
MODERATE RISE OF TRAIN TICKET
As for train fares, Renfe 1.85% rise the price of tickets for commuter trains, Media Distancia (both conventional and Avant) and Feve. This is the less expensive since at least 2007 that record these rail services considered public. The rates of AVE and Long Distance, which are independent of government but the operator compercial policy will be maintained.
The average price of toll motorway network dependent State Administration will not go up in 2015 for the first time in the last five years. The price freeze coincide with the rise in traffic, which was recorded in 2014 its first annual increase in the past eight years, from about 3%.
In addition, studies have Fomento 2015 bonuses tolls to circulate in ‘off-peak’ (the lower traffic intensity) for some highways through reaching agreements with concessionaires.
AIRPORT CHARGES
Airport charges are frozen in from March 2015, the year in which airlines –a 35% bonus will be extended for connecting passengers, 100% passenger rates on new routes and 75% for additional travelers, exemption from payment of goods in connection and insularidad– bonuses. Both measures will Aena, immersed in its privatization, stop sign 151 million euros.
In 2014, applied in March rose by 0.9% in air taxes compared to 2.5% fixed, thanks to the multi-year agreement between Aena, air carriers and employers agreed in May 2013. According to the agreement, the maximum increase for 2015 was set at 4.5% (CPI plus three points).
The Government has approved the freezing of airport charges until 2025, under the new regulatory framework airport, contained in document called Aviation Regulation (DORA), in order to give entry to private capital up to 49% by Aena.
A SEAL UP 10.5%
Given these freezes or moderate rises, Correos 10.5% increase the price of postage for domestic shipping of letters and postcards standard and up to 20 grams from Thursday, which is the most expensive in at least the last ten years.
The seal well will cost 0.42 euros compared to 0, current 38 euros. Thus, this postage rate, considered public service, be recorded in 2015 their biggest gain in at least the last ten years. Between 2005 and 2014 the price of the stamps of the most common shipments ranged from freezing in 2006 and increased from 6.25% in 2010
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