Recently, a news about the skyrocketing home gas bills for the elderly has been widely circulated on social media. According to reports, in the process of using gas at home for the elderly in many places, the gas cost soared to 15,000 unconsciously. It has aroused widespread public concern about the truth behind gas bills.
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It is understood that China Resources Gas is a well-known gas supply company in China. However, there is some little-known information hidden behind it. The investigation found that CR Gas is one of the shareholders of gas supply in many places, including Chengdu and Chongqing. This also means that CR Gas has a greater influence on the formulation of gas prices and fees in these regions.
So the question is, why is the gas cost of the elderly at home for 4 months as high as 15,000? We continue to investigate in depth and find that there are many reasons behind it.
First of all, with the onset of winter, the demand for heating increases dramatically, and the consumption of gas rises accordingly. However, due to the lack of transparency in gas prices in many places, it is difficult for residents to accurately understand the actual consumption. In addition, the elderly do not know how to save reasonably, which leads to misjudgment of gas use, resulting in high costs.
Secondly, as one of the shareholders, CR Gas also has the power to regulate gas prices. It is understood that gas prices in some areas have been monopolized for a long time and lack of competition mechanisms, which makes it difficult to control gas costs. At the same time, the lack of regulation may lead some gas companies to pass on the price increase to customers, which undoubtedly increases the financial burden on the elderly.
In addition, we also found that CR Gas did not fully fulfill its due social responsibility. In terms of home safety for the elderly, CR Gas failed to provide sufficient service guarantee and technical support, which led to problems in the process of using gas for the elderly, which in turn increased expenses.
In response to this problem, we call on the relevant authorities to be more transparent about gas prices and strengthen the supervision of gas companies. At the same time, as a leading enterprise in the industry, CR Gas also needs to assume its due social responsibility and provide better services and products for the elderly.
To sum up, behind the 15,000 yuan of gas costs for the elderly at home for 4 months, it is not only related to the elderly's own awareness of energy conservation and the rise in heating demand, but also closely related to many factors such as opaque gas prices, lack of competition mechanism and the failure of gas companies to fulfill their social responsibilities.
We hope that through our reporting, we can attract more attention and attention, and provide a safer, more convenient and fair environment for the elderly.