(Bloomberg) -- German utility Uniper SE and the company previously known as Gazprom Germania GmbH -- both the recipients of government bailouts -- are seeking 92% of the relief from a levy to share the burden of higher gas prices with consumers, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Twelve companies have filed applications for about 34 billion euros ($33.8 billion) in assistance via the levy, Trading Hub Europe, Germany’s gas market manager, has said.

Uniper, which received a government rescue in July, confirmed Tuesday that it accounts for about two-thirds of the total requested relief. 

The former Gazprom unit, now named SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH, accounts for 25% of the total, according to the person. That amount includes relief for the company’s contractual partners Wingas GmbH and VNG AG, a subsidiary of energy company EnBW. 

From October, consumers in Germany will have to pay an extra 2.419 euro cents per kilowatt-hour for natural gas. The new measure would help energy importers, allowing them to pass along higher costs harming liquidity, after Russia cut gas supplies to Europe. The government says without the levy, there would be a risk of insolvencies and cascading effects in the energy market. 

Germany’s regulator seized control of Gazprom Germania in April, before the government bailed out the group with a 10 billion-euro loan in June. 

The remaining 8% of the levy costs are borne by eight other companies, the person said. Utility RWE AG, which filed an application for assistance, said it will waive the surcharge as it is not heavily dependent on Russian gas. 

The new levy -- which runs through April 1, 2024 -- was followed by a cut on sales tax on natural gas, to ease the burden on households and companies suffering due to surging energy costs. 

(Updates with Uniper comment in third paragraph.)

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