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ACM: fixed energy contracts offer the most certainty when price cap is lifted
Consumers that wish to have certainty regarding their energy bills in 2024 are best advised to go for fixed contracts with prices below the current price cap. According to the Monitor on the consumer energy market by the Netherlands Authority for … -
Maximum heat tariffs in 2024 are slightly below the current price cap
Households that are connected to heat networks will pay no more than 46.69 euros per gigajoule (GJ) in 2024 for their heat, VAT included. This is slightly below the price cap of 2023, which is 47.38 euros per GJ. This has been revealed by the calculation … -
ACM: more tour operators present prices of package tours clearly now
Five major tour operators in the Netherlands present the prices of package tours clearly now. This means that they present a single price that includes all unavoidable costs or that they present the mandatory costs as a single amount below the price. They … -
ACM takes action against websites that use fake discounts
Consumers cannot be persuaded into making purchases with discounts that are not genuine discounts. That is why, over the past few months, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has checked whether the prices on websites comply with the … -
Six percent of Dutch households have energy contracts above the price cap, more people choose fixed contracts
Approximately six percent of Dutch households have contracts for electricity and natural gas with prices above the price cap. In almost all situations, these households will be better off taking out another contract. On 1 January 2024, the price cap will … -
Blog Martijn Snoep: Small mergers, big problems
With the Dutch Competition Act having been in force for over 25 years, we can safely draw the conclusion that this law has proven effective in combating most types of competition problems. However, two gaps do exist. The first gap concerns competition … -
Consumer organizations warn against untrustworthy online stores
Many consumers still make online purchases without checking the trustworthiness of the online store first, whereas purchases made with unfamiliar online stores in particular carry risks. That is why the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets … -
ACM Telecom Monitor for Q2 2023: mobile-data consumption and fiber-optic grow substantially, consumers seldom switch
The latest telecom monitor (in Dutch) by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) reveals that, in the second quarter of 2023, mobile-data consumption in the Netherlands has increased by 20%, which is a substantial increase. Moreover, the … -
Draft Decision of ACM on the implementation of NC-TAR
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (hereafter: ACM) has drafted a decision amending the tariff structures and conditions of the Dutch Gas Act. Pursuant to Article 27 (5) of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/460, establishing a Network … -
Broad support for prioritizing projects with a social function, ACM calls on system operators to start making preparations
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has received 78 responses to the draft code amendment decision on opportunities for prioritization of transport requests (in Dutch: ontwerpcodebesluit prioriteringsruimte transportverzoeken). These …