Trash Debts Will Leave You Without Power: Controversial Law Approved by Deputies

Deputies have passed a law in its third reading that ties electricity payments to waste disposal debts. Under the new legislation, if you have unpaid waste collection fees, you won’t be able to top up your electricity balance.

How will it work?

Electricity won’t be directly disconnected for unpaid waste disposal fees. However, once your electricity account runs out of funds, the power will shut off automatically. You will only be able to top up your electricity balance after clearing your waste debt.

Deputies claim the law has been refined “based on the principle of prioritizing human interests.” In their view, this means:

You will receive an SMS notification about your waste debt.

You will have 5 days to settle it.

If the debt isn’t paid, your access to topping up your electricity account will be restricted.

An “Interesting” Guarantee

The law stipulates that companies handling waste disposal must accurately calculate fees. If any errors lead to financial losses for consumers, the company is required to compensate them.

However, the question arises: who will ensure the accuracy of these calculations? And will this become yet another headache for consumers?

What’s Next?

The law must be approved by the Senate and signed by the president before it comes into force.

A Critical Perspective

This law seems more like a way to pressure citizens rather than addressing their needs. Instead of tackling systemic issues in waste payment and disposal, the government is creating new restrictions for the public.

Most importantly, why should citizens’ access to electricity depend on the accuracy of waste companies’ billing? One mistake in the calculation — and you’re left in the dark.

It seems the slogan “human interests above all” sounds more like sarcasm in this context. What do you think about this law? Share your thoughts in the comments!