The companies that produce meat and dairy in the Transnistria region will pay less for the natural gas. The Transnistrian administration took such a decision in a move to help these producers cope with the competition on the market given that production costs will this way decrease, IPN reports.

According to the local press, the so-called minister of agriculture of Transnistria Svetlana Timotina said that now the dairy production satisfies 34% of the internal needs, while meat production – 18%.

“We consider it is now opportune to introduce additional measures to support the local producers. By the way, these are not the only measures taken. Import taxes on meat and dairy products were already introduced,” stated Svetlana Timotina.

The decision taken in Tiraspol applies to 33 Transnistrian companies.