SEK expressed its strong disagreement with EAC’s decision to increase the cost of electricity by 2% so as to collect the fine of millions of euros imposed to Cyprus for the CO2 emissions due to the delay in the transfer of natural gas.
According to an announcement released on Monday, “it is an unacceptable burdening of the consumers that comes on top of a plethora of factors that burden the cost of living in Cyprus, such as expensiveness on food, health, education etc”.
“In several memos submitted to the Commerce Ministers in the past ten years, SEK stresses the need for the preparation of a completed energy policy that would take Cyprus out of its absolute dependence on oil, would minimize the cost to the burden of the citizen and would respond to the island’s obligations against the EU for the CO2 emissions and the renewable sources of energy”, the announcement said.
“SEK has been expressing its grief and concerns on the transfer of natural gas since November 2007 and always supported that as a result of mismanagement, valuable time has been lost in the enforcement of the state policy for the natural gas, which threatens economy with huge risks and losses”, it added.
“Unfortunately, those losses are in front of us and the consumers are forced to pay in the form of fine. SEK urges the government to take upon its responsibilities and in cooperation with EAC to find other ways to pay the fine to the European Union. Consumers bear no responsibility on the insufficient governmental energy policy”, it noted.
“At this point, we would like to remind that last July, the President of the Republic had instructed the Commerce and Finance Ministers to find ways so that consumers are not burdened the cost of CO2 emissions”, SEK announced.
The trade union also reminded that at the meeting of the Advisory Consumers’ Committee on July 6, 2009, Commerce Minister, Antonis Paschalides had ensured the members of the committee that “consumers will not pay for the CO2 emission”.
“Due to the global economic crisis, the simple citizen is already burdened and cannot bear the mistakes and responsibilities of others”, the announcement concluded.
According to an announcement released on Monday, “it is an unacceptable burdening of the consumers that comes on top of a plethora of factors that burden the cost of living in Cyprus, such as expensiveness on food, health, education etc”.
“In several memos submitted to the Commerce Ministers in the past ten years, SEK stresses the need for the preparation of a completed energy policy that would take Cyprus out of its absolute dependence on oil, would minimize the cost to the burden of the citizen and would respond to the island’s obligations against the EU for the CO2 emissions and the renewable sources of energy”, the announcement said.
“SEK has been expressing its grief and concerns on the transfer of natural gas since November 2007 and always supported that as a result of mismanagement, valuable time has been lost in the enforcement of the state policy for the natural gas, which threatens economy with huge risks and losses”, it added.
“Unfortunately, those losses are in front of us and the consumers are forced to pay in the form of fine. SEK urges the government to take upon its responsibilities and in cooperation with EAC to find other ways to pay the fine to the European Union. Consumers bear no responsibility on the insufficient governmental energy policy”, it noted.
“At this point, we would like to remind that last July, the President of the Republic had instructed the Commerce and Finance Ministers to find ways so that consumers are not burdened the cost of CO2 emissions”, SEK announced.
The trade union also reminded that at the meeting of the Advisory Consumers’ Committee on July 6, 2009, Commerce Minister, Antonis Paschalides had ensured the members of the committee that “consumers will not pay for the CO2 emission”.
“Due to the global economic crisis, the simple citizen is already burdened and cannot bear the mistakes and responsibilities of others”, the announcement concluded.
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