Companies that trade in fuels such as diesel, gasoline, heating oil and natural gas have had to pay a Co2 tax since the beginning of the year. Currently, a levy of 25 euros per ton is payable, rising to 55 euros per ton by 2025. From 2026, a minimum of 55 euros per ton is then to be paid, with a maximum of 65 euros. The costs will be passed on by the companies to the consumers. This will lead to higher gasoline and gas bills, for example. Driving and heating will therefore become more expensive.
On the Internet portal "Energie-Tipp", consumers are advised to calculate the additional costs for heating with the help of an interactive calculator from the consumer advice center. Consumers can use this to calculate the additional costs on the basis of their living space, among other things. The additional costs to be expected for a 100 square meter property heated with gas, for example, range from 90.14 euros in 2021 to 126.60 euros in 2023 and 198.30 euros in 2025. If the property is heated with oil, the additional costs range from 118.70 euros in 2021 to 166.18 euros in 2023 and 261.15 euros in 2025.
Costs can be saved - in the long term - by installing a new heating system. In this context, the Internet portal "Energie-Tipp" points out that measures for heating renewal are promoted by the state and that costs can be saved by economical heating and cycling instead of driving. To the background: By the Co2 tax a contribution is to be made to the climatic protection. The German government recently tightened its climate protection targets by amending the Climate Protection Act and set itself the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2045.
Source: energie-tipp.de/Verbraucherzentrale
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