Dutch households paid the third-highest price for natural gas in Europe last month, with taxes making up more than half the total cost, according to an analysis by energievergelijk.nl.The average price reached 17.8 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, including taxes and network costs. Only Sweden and Switzerland had higher rates. Households in Belgium paid 9.3 cents per kWh, and those in Germany paid 11.9 cents per kWh. Prices were lowest in Eastern Europe, where governments have used price caps and subsidies to lower consumer costs.