Dominica Announces Reduction in Electricity Bills

Dominica Announces Reduction in Electricity Bills

It is expected that by the end of this month, Dominicans will be seeing a decrease in their electricity bills due to a fiscal measure contained in the 2022-2023 national budget which, effective August 1, 2022, increased the number of Value Added Tax (VAT) free units from 100Kwh to 150 kWh of electrical energy provided by DOMLEC to domestic consumers per billing period. Acknowledging that the rising price of fuel has contributed sharply to the increase in electricity bills, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit made the announcement during his national budget address recently and noted that with effect from that date, there will be no VAT on fuel surcharge which forms part of DOMLEC Bills. According to the Prime Minister, who is also the Minister of Finance, the measures will be applied to all categories of consumers, namely: domestic, commercial, industrial, Government and hotels.

Source: Dominica News Online

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