Tapping of energy prices. Proposal announced by the Minister of Labor

The Minister of Labor, Simona Bucura-Orescu, states that a way to support vulnerable persons after the cessation, on July 1, is being worked on, and at this moment there is a proposal to introduce a ticket of 71 lei per month.

‘Today, when we discuss, we are in a mature phase about energy vouchers, because the objective we, the Ministry of Labor,, given that we are the ones who deal with the protection of vulnerable consumers, those who could be in energy poverty, our goal is that after 1 July, when we will not have to have a variant. He pays the invoices on energy, ‘Simona Bucura-Orescu said on Wednesday.

She added that the existing version is that after July 1, tickets are granted, and the proposal is 71 lei on the ticket.

‘Together with our colleagues from the Ministry of Energy, from STS, from the Romanian Post and with our colleagues from ANPIS, it was worked on a consolidated form, so that after July 1 we will come with vouchers that will be offered to consumers who meet the conditions. In the following days, our intention is to complete this normative act and to come with it in transparency, so that as soon as the new government is invested, we can give the normative act to be approved by the Government until July 1. The value at which the normative act is thought at this time, but I repeat, and today and tomorrow there will be meetings on it and sure here is a financial impact component, the value at which our colleagues have at this moment the proposal of normative act is 71 lei on the ticket. Granted monthly, ‘said the Minister of Labor.

The Minister of Labor, Simona Bucura-Orescu, found, Wednesday, together with the Minister of Transport, Sorin Grindeanu, on a work visit on the site of section 5 of the Sibiu-Pitești highway, where the two officials made press statements.