18:53, 2.07.2008 Romania Allocates RON160M To Help Low-Income Families Pay Gas Bills

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BUCHAREST / 18:53, 2.

07.2008 The Romanian government will allocate 160 million lei (EUR1-RON3.6404) to help people with low incomes pay their gas bills, in a move meant to counter the effects of the recent price hikes of natural gas, Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday.He said the state aid for underprivileged social categories will increase by 12.5% to RON262 from RON230.The government approved the hike of gas bill subsidies in the Wednesday meeting, following a memo drawn up by the...

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