End of segmentation: energy subsidies are targeted at those who need them

A simple decree (art. 99 items 1 and 2 of the Constitution — NOT a DNU), issued after public consultation under the energy emergency. It unifies into a single regime (SEF) the residential subsidies for electricity, natural gas, undiluted propane by network and LPG in 10-kg cylinders (art. 1). It eliminates the N1/N2/N3 segmentation of Decreto 332/2022 — which art. 20 repeals — and replaces it with a single category of households requiring assistance. It creates the Registry of Focalized Energy Subsidies (ReSEF), replacing the RASE. Eligibility criterion: net household income at or below 3 Total Basic Baskets (CBT) for an INDEC 'Household 2', with cross-checked asset controls (SINTyS). Subsidized electricity blocks (art. 4): 300 kWh/month in high-demand months (January, February, May, June, July, August and December) and 150 kWh/month in mild months (March, April, September, October and November), with a base discount of 50%; for piped gas the subsidy concentrates in April-September. Former beneficiaries of the HOGAR program are folded in; 6-month window to register. The exclusion criterion for owning a car 3 years old or newer is NOT in the decree: it belongs to later implementing rules (unconfirmed in our own primary source). verif · Jan 2, 2026 ↗

2026-01-02 verif · Jan 2, 2026 ↗

Households receiving energy subsidies nationwide; electricity and gas distributors; the national Treasury (energy subsidies are the largest line item among economic subsidies). For the investor: it improves the energy price signal and the sector's fiscal sustainability. verif · Jan 2, 2026 ↗