Romania keeps gas price controls until 31 March; pensions to rise in 2027
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu said on 5 November that Romania will keep regulated gas tariffs for households until 31 March and that pensions will be increased in 2027, Digi24 reported from his Antena 3 CNN interview.
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu said on 5 November that Romania will keep regulated gas tariffs for households until 31 March and that pensions will be increased in 2027, Digi24 reported from his Antena 3 CNN interview.
He did not give a percentage or exact calendar for the pension rise, saying the government needs full fiscal figures first. Labour Minister Florin Manole has separately said indexation should follow the legal inflation formula, with a working estimate around 7.3% if calculated immediately — not a government pledge.
Niculescu also said electricity vouchers and the diesel excise measures would continue, with better targeting under review, and that the Energy Ministry is studying support schemes for companies facing high energy costs.
Niculescu said the government is also looking at support for companies, including medium- or long-term energy supply contracts that could secure better prices. He said he had met representatives of private-sector chambers of commerce and that the Energy Ministry has been tasked with working with other institutions and the business sector on solutions.