CEOE pide a los partidos un ahorro en costes energéticos de 25.000 millones

The CEOE has urged political parties to implement a 25.000 million euro saving in energy costs, amid mounting pressure from the conflict in the Middle East. The sectoral organization argues that structural reductions in regulated costs, charges, taxes, and adjustment services in the energy market could generate an additional 26.300 million euro in GDP and stimulate the economy.

The government, in response to the conflict, has approved a third emergency package to alleviate its impact on businesses and households, but these measures appear to be insufficient to contain final prices and boost competitiveness for Spanish SMEs and industries. Despite Spain's electricity pool presenting more competitive prices than major European economies due to renewable energy, the country's intensive industry still pays more on its electricity bill.

In September 14th, Spanish companies paid 38% more than French companies and 14% more than German ones, a discrepancy stemming from regulated costs, charges, taxes, and adjustment services, which have multiplied by more than four since 2019. The CEOE report, accessed by EXPANSIÓN, recovers many measures proposed to the government months ago and adds new figures on their impact on public accounts and businesses.

Among the demands are the reduction of special electricity and gas taxes, the redistribution of non-binding charges, exemption of peages for intensive industry, and a review of reinforced operations and technical restrictions. The CEOE estimates that implementing the entire package of proposals would generate an accumulated saving of 25.730 million euros for consumers in the first five years, reducing the bill by 16% to 41% for households, SMEs, and large industries.

The CEOE's proposal involves implementing the plan "in phases" through adjustments in the General State Budgets (PGE) amounting to almost 27.000 million euros between 2027 and 2031, with most of the funds going towards the redistribution of non-binding electricity charges, such as subsidies for renewables.