The extension of the favourable provisions on energy costs and professional tariffs is requested by a letter to the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Mr.Skylakis, as thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises are at risk of closing down, but also because they may increase their prices. In particular, as stated in the letter from GSEBE, over the previous years, even during periods of subsidies, there has been an excessive increase in energy costs that have exacerbated the liquidity problem – especially of very small and small enterprises. It is added that “for energy a catering company paid an average (recent FHW GSEBE field survey) in 2021: 9,000 euros, 2022: 14.000 euros, 2023: 17,500 euros, 2024: unknown how much euros will be asked to pay due to recent increases imposed by the energy cartel”. And he concludes: “The announcements of the leadership of the Ministry of Environment & Energy on 17 July for households, created hopes for the retention of tariffs, so that citizens would not be able to pay the profit of energy companies. The favourable provisions must also be extended to professional tariffs! The inclusion of small and medium-sized enterprises is imperative because they, like households, are completely unjustifiably called upon to pay costs for which they were not aware, nor did they cause them.”