Consequences of the Ukraine war: Energy aid cost the state more than 50 billion euros
First, Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, then gas supplies gradually stopped. How the federal government supported citizens and companies at the time - and what it cost and how much.
The German government's state support measures during the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 cost around 50.4 billion euros. The measures included a electricity price cap of 16.3 billion euros and a gas price cap of 14.3 billion euros, aimed at shielding consumers and stabilizing markets. Additionally, 8.5 billion euros was spent on a one-off relief measure in December 2022, where households and businesses did not have to pay their gas bills.
The support measures were introduced by the coalition government of SPD, Greens, and FDP to mitigate the impact of high energy prices.
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