Government Cuts Diesel Excise Duty While Romania Faces a Spring Anomaly: Continuous Gas Extraction from Storage in April — NRG-IA

Government Intervention to Temper Pump Prices Faced with the volatility of international oil markets, the Romanian Government is preparing a direct intervention in the fuel pricing structure. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan confirmed the Coalition's decision to reduce the excise duty, a measure focusing exclusively on diesel in its first stage. The decision is justified by the structure of the domestic market, where diesel accounts for 70% of total fuel consumption, and by the fact that this segment has recorded the steepest price increases recently. The topic of energy and fuel prices also dominated the agenda of discussions at the Victoria Palace between the Romanian Prime Minister and Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, highlighting the importance of aligning national policies with the European transport context. Gas System Anomaly: Prolonged Post-Winter Extraction While governmental attention turns to the fuel market, the natural…