Editorial 103

This editorial analyzes the collapse of the natural gas subsidy scheme in Colombia, whose fiscal burden grew by 642% between 2005 and 2024. The crisis rests on two pillars: the financial one, aggravated by costly gas imports , and the deep social inequity of its design. The current stratification system is anachronistic and creates "inclusion errors," as about 81% of subsidies benefit non-poor households. Although transitioning to a direct targeting model via Sisbén is an urgent solution proposed in the National Development Plan , the author argues it is an intermediate step. The strategic debate should focus on a deeper transformation: a residential energy transition that replaces fossil fuels with clean technologies , aiming for a policy that is fiscally sustainable and socially just.