2022 will be marked by a widespread increase in the prices that consumers will pay for the services they use on a daily basis.
Electricity is increasing for those in the regulated market, but also for consumers who have already entered the liberalized market.
Fares and transportation are also increasing, as are rents.
The known price updates for 2022 are as follows:
Electricity
The electricity price for households in the regulated market will rise by an average of 0.2% next year, the Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE) announced on December 15.
“For consumers who remain in the regulated market (which represent 5% of total consumption and 915 thousand customers) or who, while in the free market, have chosen a similar rate, the average annual change in the transition rates from sales to end users in low voltage is 0.2 % “, – the regulator then pointed out in the statement.
However, ERSE notes that in January 2022, consumers will see an average drop of 3.4% compared to prices in effect in December this year.
Consumers of social tariffs will receive a 33.8% discount on tariffs for end users.
In a liberalized market, EDP Comercial’s electricity tariffs will rise by an average of 2.4% in 2022, corresponding to an increase in household bills of about 90 cents per month, reflecting rising electricity costs.
Endesa will keep electricity prices for families and small businesses from January 1, an official source at an energy trader in the liberalized market told Lusa.
In turn, Galp will raise electricity prices from January 1, and this increase will amount to about 2.7 euros per month for the most representative contractual capacities, an official source at the company told Lusa.
income
Rentals are set to rise 0.43% in 2022 after a freeze this year, the INE – National Statistical Institute’s October notice confirmed an increase of around 43 cents for every € 100 of income.
The 0.43% renewal rate for 2022 rural and urban leases, published in Diário da República, takes place after the freeze this year, following a negative change in the price index and an increase of 0.51% in 2020, 1. 15% in 2019. , 1.12% in 2018, 0.54% in 2017 and 0.16% in 2016.
fees
Motorway tolls are expected to rise by 1.84% in 2022, taking into account the October ex-housing inflation rate published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Fare prices were flat in 2020 and 2021 after four consecutive years of growth: in 2019, motorway tolls increased 0.98% after increasing 1.42% in 2018, from 0.84% in 2017 and 0.62% in 2016.
transport
The public transport price, which will take effect on January 1, 2022, will be updated by 0.57%, according to data from the Office of Mobility and Transport (AMT).
On the other hand, according to the president of the Porto Municipal Zone (AMP), Eduardo Vitor Rodriguez, prices for social passes in Porto in 2022 will remain unchanged.
The cost of one-time passes Navegante, Municipal and Metropolitano next year will remain at the level of 30 and 40 euros, respectively, according to Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (TML).
telecommunications
Nowo’s official source told Lusa that “the e-communications operator is not planning any price updates for next year.”
Altice Portugal’s Meo “will update the base price of the monthly fee in tariffs / packages from January 1, 2022 in accordance with the terms of the contract,” an official source said.
The rest of the operators have not yet announced their decision.
mandatory checks
According to the decree published in the Diário da República, from January 1, the price of compulsory technical inspection of passenger cars will increase to 31.80 euros, and for heavy vehicles to 47.59 euros.
The increase in tariffs for technical inspection of road vehicles, provided for by the decision of the Institute for Mobility and Transport, comes into force on January 1, 2022 and is based on the latest INE update of the inflation rate (excluding housing), refers to November 2021, with an average annual rate of change (excluding housing accounting) 0.99%.
The definition presents the basic cost of passenger cars at € 25.85 plus VAT 23%.
The base tariff for heavy goods vehicles rises to € 38.69 plus VAT, for motorcycles, tricycles and quads to € 13.02 and for trailers and semi-trailers up to € 25.85.
The basic fee for re-checking checks increases to 6.48 euros, for the placement or replacement of registrations up to 64.53 euros, an extraordinary fee of up to 90.25 euros and the issuance of a duplicate verification form / certificate up to 2.43 euros.
