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by sergiosgc 2506 days ago
There's no tax involved, other than VAT, which applies to both prices.
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krageon 2506 days ago
If you have been told there is no tax involved someone is lying to you. The cost of maintaining the grid and providing power is not as high as you quote as far as I am aware.
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piotr1212 2506 days ago
Are you sure? Does electricity in Portugal cost 10 to 20 cent before tax? Why is it so expensive? We pay 6 cent/kWH before tax in the Netherlands.
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gdhbcc 2506 days ago
Because we had a government owned company with a monopoly that the EU forced us to sell. So now we have a private monopoly instead of a public one.
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piotr1212 2506 days ago
https://econews.pt/2018/08/07/why-are-electricity-bills-so-h...

> If we breakdown prices, we realize that families in Portugal have the second highest tax burden in Europe (12 cents per kilowatt-hour).

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