Under the new regulations, previously adopted by Polish lawmakers, Polish households are expected to pay gas tariff at this year’s level in terms of the net amount.
The measure was adopted by both houses of Polish Parliament and is now to be signed by Poland’s President Andrzej Duda.
It is expected to cost public coffers around PLN 30 billion (EUR 6.4 billion, USD 6.7 billion) in total, according to officials.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a social media post last month: "I know that many families that use gas to heat their homes are worried about what's in store for them in the coming months. My government has prepared a set of relief measures at this time of Putinflation."
The Polish prime minister said earlier last month that his government would extend its anti-inflation policies to the next year, but would modify their shape to allay the concerns of the European Commission.
Morawiecki told reporters at the time that Russia “through its price policy, through its energy policy, has caused a dramatic surge in energy prices across Europe.”
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