The company Premier Energy expresses its concern about the draft law that stipulates that the state will offer all household users compensations for electrical energy for April and May. According to the supplier, the bill that was given a first reading today appeared in the public sphere without being discussed beforehand and without being approved by the Government, other parliamentary commissions. But this is mandatory given its impact on the state budget. It also wasn’t consulted with the National Agency for Energy Regulation, IPN reports.

“We consider the interruption in the monthly payment of electricity bills does not contribute to the cultivation of a culture of responsibility for making the payments and to the efficient management of individual consumption by saving energy because what is not paid (or seems not to be paid from the own pocket) is not appreciated appropriately. Besides setting a precedent, this bill can create serious confusion among clients who can be misled by the bill details concerning the own debt. Furthermore, the consumers will ultimately have to pay anyway as the state budget is fueled by the taxpayers’ money or by loans that will have to be repaired,” Premier Energy noted in a press release.

According to the company, the method of paying compensations defined in the bill is not the best one as regards transparency of the process. “We consider the compensations for electric power and for other indispensable services, such as water, gas and heat, should be transferred directly to consumers so that they later pay the debt to the operators.”

The MPs gave a first reading to the PSRM’s bill providing that the state will offer each household user 428 lei in compensation for electrical energy for April and May.