In Belgium, the average price paid for a new energy contract signed in October will be �5,988.95 ($5,862.64) per year, according to the Belgian Regulatory Commission for Electricity and Gas (Creg).
Compared to October 2021, this is a 95.3% increase from �3,066.60 in one year, according to the Belgian business daily L'Echo.
The figure is also 17% higher compared to September's �5,104.50 per year.
It is mainly the gas price that weighs on the bills an estimated �3,564.43 per year for the whole country, an increase of almost 20% compared to the previous month.
By Anadolu Agency