Dutch households with an average energy consumption are expected to pay 86 percent more in energy this year than in 2021. This is what Statistics Netherlands (CBS) writes on Friday. The forecast is based on the assumption that energy prices will remain at their January levels for the rest of the year. According to the CBS, the announced tax compensation will only partly compensate for the higher energy prices.
The statistical office emphasizes that the total energy bill differs greatly per household, depending on, among other things, the living worm, the energy consumption and the contract concluded (variable or fixed rate). For example, a person living alone in a new and small apartment is expected to pay 70 percent more and a household with more than two people in an old detached house almost 96 percent more than a year earlier.
On average, Dutch households are expected to pay 1,100 euros more for gas and 625 euros more for electricity. The variable supply rates for gas and electricity have increased by 350 percent within a year, according to Statistics Netherlands.
The outgoing Rutte III cabinet decided in October to lower the energy tax for 2022 as a compensation for rising energy prices. According to the CBS, the temporary tax scheme provides an average benefit of 417 euros. This means that rising energy prices are not fully compensated.