Boot warns that there may be a parliamentary inquiry into the upcoming policy in the future. “Implementation is so crucial that it prevents any kind of parliamentary inquiry in the future.” He also notes that criticisms are ignored. Thousands of excuses are invented to refute criticism in advance. Microeconomists Maarten Pieter Schinkel and Marco Haan ensure that it is already criticized in advance’, Boot refers to the debate in the House of Representatives on reparations.
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“We have to approach this in the right way. The money must go to the consumers and not lead to extra profits on the products, that’s crucial. We also need to ensure that people have an interest in using energy sparingly. If it goes away, we’re wasting money, delaying the energy transition and making energy companies richer,’ warns Boot.
‘Extend 190 euros more’
He wants that discussion to take place and other steps taken to replace price cap compensation. “Compensation should never, ever be linked to the price of energy that the consumer has to pay. The energy company shouldn’t be decisive, because that mechanism ensures that companies can charge extra.’
Boot sees that a “wrong policy” is emerging because there has been a great deal of haste in drawing up the plans. “If you can’t arrange it properly now, just roll over the 190 euros a month for another two months,” suggests Boot. “That’s pretty much what every Dutchman gets.” Boot predicts that energy companies will then be less inclined to raise energy prices. “So the consumer will change, so keep the competition going.”