Media note: Shedding More Light on the New “Simplified” Electricity Bills
Media note: Shedding More Light on the New “Simplified” Electricity Bills
Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Център за изследване на демокрацията
Summary/Abstract: The decision to decrease by 5% the retail electricity prices as of 1 August 2013 is among the topics at the heart of political debates in Bulgaria this autumn. A similar move in 2010 clearly showed that such a politically mandated price decrease was not sustainable in the long run. It ended in the sharp increase (13% y-o-y) of electricity prices in 2012, and subsequent social unrest, which brought down the Bulgarian government in February 2013. The focus on the final consumer bill reduction in the public debate overshadows some of the other structural effects of the decision, which are worth mentioning.
Series: CSD Economy Papers
- Page Count: 4
- Publication Year: 2013
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
