Finance Minister on fuel prices: „Let’s be careful not to raise expectations”

The statement was made on Wednesday.

„I believe that we must be particularly careful about how we speak and make these proposals … so as not to raise the public’s expectations,” explained the Finance Minister.

He also said that proposals have appeared in the public space that Romania cannot afford. The Finance Minister also stated that intervention on excise duties should be the last resort. He recalled that he had sent several proposals to the government containing monitoring and control options.

On Tuesday, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare spoke about the sharp increase in fuel prices and said that rapid intervention by the authorities is necessary.

„Indeed, there are spectacular increases. We are concerned about the situation, especially regarding the fact that the stocks that producers and distributors have at their disposal today are stocks purchased in the past and as such, if you allow me, all agencies and all institutions that have the task of mo...