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How Will the New Gas Plan Make Cooking Safer and Cheaper? 🔧

The government approved a plan to speed up the spread of piped natural gas to more homes.

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Key Points

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Scheme begins on September 1, 2026.

Extra 200 standard cubic meters of locally made gas given per new connection.

Cost recovery time expected to drop from about ten years to three years.

Value added tax on natural gas reduced to five percent in several states.

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Piped natural gas is delivered through underground pipes, which is safer than metal cylinders.

City gas distribution companies will receive extra gas for each new connection, encouraging them to work faster.

The plan also aims to lower the value added tax on gas and make the service cheaper for families.

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incentive scheme

a plan that offers rewards to encourage a certain action

piped natural gas

cooking gas that flows through underground pipelines

city gas distribution companies

businesses that bring gas to people's houses

standard cubic meter

a common way to measure how much gas there is

value added tax

a small extra charge added to the price by the government

payback period

how long it takes to earn back the money spent on something

pollutants

harmful substances that can make the air dirty

carbon emissions

gases released into the air that can affect the climate

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