“Due to the disease impact, the hotel has almost no revenue because of the lack of guests. Therefore, the 2nd electricity price reduction is very meaningful to us, reducing difficulties for business units ”- Mr. Le Van Hoa, representative of a hotel in Son Tra district, city. Da Nang shares.
"In the difficulties of COVID-19 pandemic, in fact, some products have increased prices, but the electricity industry has reduced prices twice. This is really meaningful sharing, good news for electricity consumers. , with units participating in anti-pandemic COVID-19 ”- Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Chairman of Vietnam Consumers Protection Association affirmed.
As a rule, during the second sale, the customer is a tourist accommodation establishment (in accordance with the Law on Tourism 2017 and relevant legal documents) and the customer has a storage of goods during the process. circulation is reduced from the retail electricity price applied to business to the retail electricity price applicable to manufacturing industries.
In particular, all customers using electricity for daily life (equivalent to 26.6 million households) are entitled to a 10% discount on the electricity price of the first four steps of the retail electricity tariff.
For facilities serving COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, a 100% reduction in electricity bill for facilities used to isolate and concentrate on suspected and infected patients with COVID-19; 20% reduction of electricity bill for health facilities used for examination, testing and treatment of suspected and infected patients with COVID-19.
According to Vietnam Electricity, it is expected that the total amount that EVN will make to reduce customers in phase 2 is over 3,000 billion VND.
Economist Ngo Tri Long commented, clearly defining the extent of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to support the reduction of electricity prices and electricity bills is to ensure the right people and effectively support while the source limited force.
EVN will implement a 100% reduction in electricity bill (pre-tax value) for facilities used for isolation and concentrated medical examination of suspected and infected patients with COVID-19 (according to the list issued by the National Steering Committee, epidemic prevention COVID-19, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Security, People's Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government to provide electricity units)
The COVID-19 epidemic has a very strong impact and breaks down production and has a profound impact on life. Electricity is an input for production, serving people's lives, so the support is even more important. When electricity prices are reduced, it will help businesses and people reduce costs. This action of EVN contributes to the Government to reduce risks, stabilize, and restore economic development ”- PhD. Ngo Tri Long noted.
In 2020, EVN is also severely affected by natural disasters and disease COVID-19. However, the Electricity of Vietnam has proactively reported to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises to propose to allow 2 electricity price cuts, reduce electricity bills; with a total expected value of over 12,300 billion.
By the end of December 31, 2020, EVN has completed the calculation and issue of invoices to withdraw reduced electricity charges from customers in 3 months, 10, 11 and 12, 2020 according to regulations. This is the basis for Vietnam Electricity and Electricity Corporations to return the support amount to customers in the January 2021 bill.