The statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, has published another report on energy prices. Household electricity prices decreased in the European Union (EU) on average by 2.3% between the second half of 2015 and the second half of 2016.
In the same period, household gas prices went down on average by 10.5%. Since 2008, electricity prices in the EU have risen by 23% and gas prices by 2.6%.
In the second half of 2016, taxes and levies accounted on average for 36% of household electricity bills, and 26% of gas prices.
