Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from Environment | The Guardian on (#64J8M)
One-off full reimbursement will be followed by subsidy scheme in spring to cap bills
The German state is to pay this December's monthly gas bill for all households and small- to medium-sized businesses, according to a phased two-stage cap on energy prices recommended by a government-appointed expert panel on Monday.
Under the scheme, the one-off full reimbursement in December would be followed up next spring with a more differentiated subsidy scheme designed to cap bills but still incentivise people to save energy.
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