The Ministry of Industry may propose higher gas price increases for next year

According to the HN business daily, the Ministry of Industry may propose higher gas price increases for next year than was originally scheduled, mainly because of higher oil prices. It is not clear whether also household electricity prices would be increased more than already scheduled in January 2001 (we think not). According to a long-standing price-rebalancing schedule, household electricity prices are supposed to rise 14% in January 2001 and 13% in 2002.

(Ondřej Daťka)