Solidarity and electricity subsidy in Honduras: between legitimacy and citizen consent

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Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana

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The Government of Honduras proposed a 100% subsidy to all users with consumption of less than 150 kWh/month. The subsidy will have an impact of approximately 300 million Lempiras per month considering calculations prepared by the author, with data from the sector's institutions and that include the number of users stratified by consumption sector, average consumption, and applied rate. The levels of poverty make the subsidy legitimate, but it should be applied based on the consent of consumers informed about the effects of said process.
El Gobierno de Honduras propuso un subsidio del 100% a todos los usuarios con consumos inferiores a 150 kWh/mes. El subsidio tendrá un impacto de aproximadamente de 300 millones de Lempiras por mes considerando cálculos elaborados por el autor, con datos provenientes de la institucionalidad del sector y que incluyen cantidad de usuarios estratificados por sector de consumo, consumo promedio y tarifa aplicada. Los niveles de pobreza hacen que el subsidio sea legítimo, pero debería ser aplicado con base en el consentimiento de consumidores informados sobre los efectos de dicho proceso.

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