Peak Hour Punishment: Goa’s Power Surcharge is Daylight Robbery

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“What makes this worse is that the scheme offers a 20 per cent discount for ‘low-consumption’ households, a token gesture meant to disguise the blow. How many families can realistically qualify for such a rebate? In a state where rising temperatures have made fans and air conditioners a necessity, not a luxury, this so-called reward will benefit only a tiny fraction. The majority will end up paying more. That is not reform; it is extortion.

The Opposition is right to call this “daylight robbery.” Electricity is not a luxury; it is a basic right. Goans already pay some of the highest tariffs in the region. Add to this the four p

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