Free natural gas decision extended for another year
Minister Bayraktar announced how much of the bills, which were partially covered by the natural gas reserves discovered in the Black Sea, will be free and for how long.
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President Erdoğan had announced the good news that a discount would be applied to natural gas bills following the commissioning of Black Sea natural gas. Meanwhile, Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, who made a presentation at the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee where the 2024 budget of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources was discussed, made a statement regarding free natural gas and electricity.
DECISION EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
While consumption of up to 25 cubic meters in incoming natural gas bills is free, 25 cubic meters of gas, worth approximately 120 liras, will be free across all of Turkey until May 1, 2024.
Since 2023, the 25-cubic-meter portion of natural gas bills has been covered by the state. If the usage amount remains below this, citizens do not pay any fees.
SUPPORT STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTER
According to the news in Sabah, Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, who made a presentation on his ministry's 2024 budget at the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee, explained the support they provided to reduce citizens' energy bills, stating, "We have provided a total of 18.2 billion TL in electricity support to households in need since 2019. In 2022, we provided 1.7 million tons of coal support to 1.9 million families. We are continuing our coal support for heating purposes in 2023 as well. Those who receive coal support can also use it as natural gas if they wish. In this context, we provided 634.3 million TL in natural gas support. In 2022, 270 billion TL of our citizens' electricity and natural gas consumption was covered by our state."