Not one, not two, but eight “other charges” are tacked on to a regular electricity bill.

No wonder consumers in Greece see electricity bills becoming pricier, even though electricity use is down.

Have a look of a typical example of a bill for an average household’s consumption (about 1028 kilowatt hours in four months) with a value of 157 euros.

-First charge of 7.60 euros for general service.

-Second Charge of 27.04 euros towards a contribution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

-Third Charge a special duty of 0.68 euros funneled back to the state.

-Fourth charge an excise duty

-Fifth charge includes municipal dues, municipal taxes and property tax with value of 35.29 euro.

-Sixth charge for the national broadcaster at 3 euros per month (36 euro per year)

-Seventh charge is VAT

-Eight charge for additional charges / credits 6.07 euro