Sufficient electricity and heated apartments for everyone in Munich: In view of rising electricity and heating costs, the Green, Pink List, SPD and Volt assure quick and unbureaucratic help in the city council.
Munich - Not only the fuel prices are bagging the wallet, the costs for gas and electricity are also increasing.
City hall politicians from the Greens and the SPD suspect that this will not change in the coming year.
However, sufficient electricity and heated apartments should not become a luxury.
The Green List, Pink List, SPD and Volt therefore guarantee quick and unbureaucratic help.
In an urgent motion for the social committee on December 9th, the parliamentary groups demand that the city take on more electricity debts and expand energy advice.
Munich's Green City Councilor Clara Nitsche: "Guarantee reliable supplies"
"The price development in the energy sector is a serious problem for many retirees, families and employees," says Green City Councilor Clara Nitsche. The aforementioned are already often struggling to make ends meet, and a sharp rise in the price of electricity and gas would bring them to the limits of their financial resilience. “We want to guarantee them a quick and reliable supply of energy. In a city as prosperous as Munich, nobody should have to freeze. "
The application also asks OB Dieter Reiter (SPD) to do so.
to point out to the federal government the inadequate calculation of the previous standard rates, especially in the area of electricity, heating and energy, and to guarantee the socio-cultural subsistence level even for an expensive city like Munich.
"The world market development and the conversion of our energy generation to CO2-neutrality will lead to higher prices for energy," says Green Vice President Dominik Krause.
Climate-friendly behavior must be worthwhile.
“That is why the price for CO2 must not be too low - but climate protection and social justice belong together.
The supply of energy is a basic requirement, so no one should be allowed to turn off electricity or gas. "
Munich's SPD city councilor Christian Köning: "Mitigate the consequences for those affected"
SPD city councilor Christian Köning said: "We cannot influence world market prices, but we can at least mitigate the consequences for those affected." Therefore, the city must take on electricity debts, expand energy advice and prevent electricity closures.
"We demand that the federal government also act and take effective action against the increase in electricity and heating prices."