The National Agency for Energy Regulation proposes decreasing the natural gas tariffs for 2018 by 20.3%. The proposal was posted on the website anre.md, in the decisional transparency and public consultations rubric, IPN reports.

Earlier in hearings at the competent parliamentary commission, the Agency’s director general Tudor Copaci said there are preconditions for reducing the tariffs given the exchange rate oscillations and the reduction in the import price of gas.

Energy experts estimated that the tariffs should be reduced by 30%.

Household consumers now pay 6.3 lei per cubic meter of gas, with VAT of 8% being included.