Energy bills: Which countries are helping citizens out the most amid the crisis

Italy

Like Germany, prior to the invasion of Ukraine, Italy was also hugely dependent on Russia gas, accounting for around 40 percent of its supplies. But the nation has managed to shore up enough supplies to get it through the winter without requiring as much of Putin’s stocks, while Rome has also taken measures to shield consumers from rising prices. 

These include a £169 one-off payment for people earning €35,000 (£29,600) a year or less, and a 20 percent tax credit for all energy-intensive companies experiencing a 30 percent rise in prices. 

The Italian Government previously unveiled a £12billion package that lets households keep their fuel bills at around 2021 levels. But last Thursday, Rome also approved a package of measures worth €9billion (£7.8billion) to limit the impacts of rising prices, boost gas output and preserve stocks ahead of the winter.

More than a third of the package will go towards extending tax breaks for firms, mainly energy-intensive ones, introduced by the Government before new Prime Minister Georiga Meloni’s 

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1697333/energy-bills-europe-eu-support-scheme-russia-gas