Recently, Chongqing citizens reported that the gas cost skyrocketed after replacing the gas meter, causing an uproar on the Internet. Many netizens have said that people's livelihood issues are related to the people's livelihood, and they must not be sloppy, and the relevant departments must investigate thoroughly!
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Not long ago, following the response issued by the Chongqing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, the Chongqing Gas Metering Related Press Conference was also held immediately, at which Tang Yingyu, director of the Market Supervision Bureau, said that "the overcharged gas fees will be returned"!
Not long ago, many citizens of Chongqing reported to media reporters or complained on the Internet that since the new gas meter was replaced in 2024, the gas cost has doubled!
Some people said that a family of three only needed to spend about 100 yuan a month on gas, but after changing the gas meter, they had to pay nearly 200 yuan a month for gas.
Many people echoed and agreed, saying that this was also the case in their own families. A young woman who lives alone said that she rarely fires at home, and in 2023, she will pay an average of dozens of yuan a month for gas, but after changing to a new gas meter, she will have to pay nearly 100 yuan a month.
From January to September 2023, less than 80 cubic meters of gas were used in his home, but after changing to a new gas meter in 2024, in less than half a year, the new meter actually showed that the consumption was 83 cubic meters.
In this regard, many local citizens in Chongqing believe that the culprit is the new gas meter!
It is because of the change in the new gas meter measurement guidelines that the cost has skyrocketed.
Many people said that when observing the operation of the new watch, the increase was significantly greater and faster than the previous old watch.
Some netizens posted a comparison chart of paying gas bills in different time periods. In the summer of July and August 2023, that is, before the gas meter is replaced, the gas bill paid each month is more than twice as low as the gas bill paid in February and March after the beginning of 2024.
But according to common sense, in addition to cooking and bathing in summer, the amount of gas used should be more than in winter, so why do you pay less instead?
In the face of the influx of questions from citizens and the boiling public opinion on the Internet, a gas company in Chongqing also came forward to respond.
The staff member said that the company is measuring the use of gas in accordance with relevant national regulations, and there is absolutely no violation.
The reason why everyone has the illusion that the new gas meter is larger and more expensive than the old gas meter is that the old gas meter will be inaccurate if the old gas meter is too old. The old watch is moving slower and slower, so the new watch will go relatively faster than the old watch.
However, many citizens still do not buy this statement. If the gas meters in a certain community are aging at the same time, it is still said that it is in the past, but how can it be possible that the gas meters in Chongqing are aging at the same time? Some citizens still question, in this case, can they replace the previous gas meters?
In this regard, the staff also said that due to multiple factors such as safety, the replaced gas meter cannot be used again. The aging of each component of the gas meter will have an impact on the normal measurement.
In response, the citizens were even more dissatisfied, and said that the relevant departments should come out to respond to the matter as soon as possible.
Some netizens said that after changing the new gas meter, they stopped the gas valve and turned on the faucet, but the gas meter was still walking.
Finally on April 10, the Chongqing Market Supervision Bureau issued a response to the incident, saying that the relevant departments had interviewed a number of gas companies. At present, the supervision bureau has opened a green channel for the benefit of the people, through which citizens who believe that a gas company has violated the rules can report complaints, and at the same time, if they feel that there is a problem with the metering of their home gas meter, they can also send it for inspection.
On April 13, a press conference on the situation of gas metering in Chongqing was held.
At the meeting, Tang Yingyu of the Chongqing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation said that the bureau attaches great importance to this matter. At present, the supervision bureau has set up a special investigation team to conduct verification and investigation, including verifying the sales accounts of all gas companies in the past three years.
And it is important to verify whether there are any violations. If there is an error in the charge due to various reasons, the enterprise will be urged to return it, and the general public will be asked to supervise.