According to the normative act draft, the additional aid for electric power and natural gas will be settled for beneficiaries of social aid and allowance for family support based on the family income/single person. The aid will set at 23 lei (EUR5.26) for income of up to RON200 per family member and of RON18 for an income between RON201 and RON370.
Based on estimations of World Bank experts taking into consideration the existent data at the country’s energy watchdog ANRE and the National Statistic Institute INS, the growth of expenses with electric power for disadvantaged persons sets between RON14 and RON20, which is added an average RON3 increase of the natural gas prices.
The emergency ordinance draft will be under public debate until March 7. (EUR1=RON4.3745)