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Factsheet for measure RO-2022-14/2391 – measures in Romania
Country | Romania , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 01 April 2022 |
Context | War in Ukraine |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Measures to prevent social hardship
– Keeping or obtaining a safe home |
Author | Victoria Stoiciu (European Institute of Romania) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 20 May 2022 (updated 20 June 2022) |
The new emergency ordinance Nr. 27 from 18 March 2022 acts to ensure the capping of the end-user tariffs, but it also includes an extension of the charges for electricity producers, both in time and scope. As regards household consumers, it was necessary that the period during which they need to be given support to pay their electricity and gas bills should be extended. Due to the price increases on the international electricity and gas markets and the effects caused by these increases, it was necessary to maintain the capping of electricity and gas prices in the coming period so that the final prices invoiced and paid by household and non-household consumers do not worsen the level of energy poverty and economic activity.
The ordinance imposes new price caps for consumers, namely RON 0.68 per kilowatt-hour for an average monthly consumption of less than or equal to 100 kilowatt-hour (recorded in 2021), and RON 0.8 per kilowatt-hour for an average monthly consumption between 100 and 300 kilowatt-hour, for electricity. For gas, the maximum price is RON 0.31 per kilowatt-hour, regardless of the quantity consumed. The ceilings include VAT and apply to distributors supplying final consumers. The previsions of the ordinance are applicable to final customers of electricity and gas from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. A similar ordinance adopted last autumn introduced an 80% tax on additional income from renewable electricity producers. The provision has been carried over into the new ordinance and has been extended both in terms of period, by one year, and in terms of scope, for all electricity producers, regardless of source.
No information to date.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Applies to all workers |
Companies providing essential services
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Applies to all citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
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No special funding required
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
There is no publicly available information about the social partners' involvement in designing, implementing and monitoring the measure.
There is no publicly available information about the social partners' views or reaction on the measure.
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Energy prices capping: Temporary benefits for consumers, measure RO-2022-14/2391 (measures in Romania), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/RO-2022-14_2391.html
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