“The law says that all costs are reflected in the final tariff,” ANRE’s president Niculae Havrilet told the Mediafax Talks about Energy conference.
Havrilet couldn’t give an exact figure for the estimated impact of the new tax on the electricity bills, but said energy tariffs could increase as early as July 1. He said power suppliers have yet to notify ANRE on their intent to include the costs in the end bills.
The Finance Ministry recently introduced a new tax on special constructions, equal to 1.5% of the construction’s value. The ministry estimates it will collect at least 1 billion lei (EUR227 million) from the newly introduced tax, double from RON500 million initially projected.