“Regulated prices will increase by 5% for both household and industrial consumers by June 30,” the document obtained by Mediafax noted.
The government committed to observe a calendar for electricity tariffs deregulations agreed with the IMF earlier this year, as part of a EUR3.5 billion precautionary loan accord signed in 2011.
Price deregulation is set to unfold in six separate rounds for corporate clients, between September 2012 and December 2013, while the deregulation scheme for household consumers will unfold between July 2013 and December 2017.