There are preconditions for reducing the tariffs of the natural gas supplied to end-users, Prime Minister Pavel Filip said in the opening of the January 31 meeting of the Cabinet, noting that such a conclusion was reached as a result of analyses in meetings with officials of the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, IPN reports.

“The National Agency for Energy Regulation opened consultations and started to examine the presented analyses and will soon make public its decision,” stated the Premier. He added that after the Agency presents its decision, the extra money paid by consumers since the start of this year will be refunded or used to pay for future consumption.

Energy experts said the gas tariffs should be reduced by 30%, to 4.2 lei per cubic meter of natural gas. Currently, household users pay 6.3 lei per cubic meter of gas, including VAT.