ANRE of Moldova proposed to increase the gas tariff for the population by 28.8%

The National Agency for Energy Regulation (NARE) of Moldova proposed increasing the tariff for natural gas for the population by 28.8 percent, after which the tariff for its supply to household consumers will reach approximately one and a half dollars per cubic meter. This was reported by the TASS agency, according to which the final approval of the prices that the authorities wanted to raise is scheduled for September 28.

It is noted that quite recently the gas tariff in the republic has already been increased - from 14.42 to 20.3 lei, that is, from 0.8 to 1.13 dollars.

This week, the Parliament of Moldova introduced a state of emergency (state of emergency) in the country in the energy sector for a period of 60 days. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister Vasily Tofan announced that the government, in order to save money, would begin laying off officials and merging departments, planning to cut 10-30 percent of staff.