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Romanian Senate Committee Approves Act Cutting State Heating Aid With Tied Vote

15:59, 27 Sept. 2011
The Romanian Senate's committee for administration on Tuesday adopted a favorable report on the government ordinance eliminating state subsidies for household heating, although the vote was tied.

Romanian Govt Approves New Heating Aid Income Caps

18:02, 31 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government on Wednesday approved the new income ceilings, according to which heating subsidies will be provided from the state budget during the winter.

Romanian Govt Postpones Elimination Of Heating Subsidy

17:26, 29 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government has decided to hold back the ordinance eliminating state heating subsidies, which will lead to higher heating bills, until it completes a state aid scheme for low-income households.

Romanian City Halls Must Ensure Heating Subsidy From Local Budget

13:00, 26 Iun. 2011
The Romanian Government will no longer set reference prices of thermal energy for households and will allow mayors to approve, based on their own strategy, prices lower than those charged by thermal energy suppliers, provided they cover the difference from local budgets.

Romania Pledges To Slash Heating Aid By End-August

14:16, 15 Mai 2011
Romania's government committed in the letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund to eliminate the thermal energy subsidy by the end of August at the latest and direct such aid only to disadvantaged categories.

Romania Vows Before IMF To Slash Heating Aid, Bills May Soar

13:09, 10 Mai 2011
Romania's government committed in the latest talks with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate the thermal energy subsidy in the near future, which could increase household heating bills by up to 60% by the end of the year, depending on the mayoralties' capacity to cover the difference.

Price Of Heating In Romania Up 10% On Year – Regulator

19:41, 25 Nov. 2010
Heating in Romania will cost around 10% more this winter compared to last year, according to the prices announced by local authorities, but the new price is already in effect, having been increased after the VAT was set to 24%, from 19%.

Romanian Govt To Cut Heating Aid For Owners Of Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Chainsaws, Orchards

12:42, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanians who own more than three cattle, five pigs, 20 sheep or goats, or more than 15 bee families will no longer receive heating subsidies, according to a Government act cutting the number of beneficiaries of such aid.

Number Of Romanian Heating Subsidy Beneficiaries Might Be Cut By Over 400,000 – Draft

18:06, 15 Sept. 2010
Romanian heating subsidies will be granted according to the income categories provided by Law 416/2001 regarding minimum income for social benefits, says a draft act drawn up by the Labor Ministry, which will cut the number of heating subsidy beneficiaries by over 400,000.

Romania’s Large Thermal Pwr Plants To Be Resized, Heat Subsidy Eliminated In 2011 – PM

20:26, 25 Aug. 2010
Romania’s major thermal power plants will be resized in 2011, adjusting to city demand, lower after the closing of the larger industrial consumers, while the heating subsidy will be granted only to households with low incomes, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday on national radio.

Romanian PM Boc Asks Ministers To Draft Heating Subsidy Options Within Ten Days

19:04, 09 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked the ministers to present a report on options for heating subsidies by August 19, Government officials announced Monday.

Bucharest City Hall May Compel Reconnection To Public Heating System

16:57, 07 Mai 2010
Bucharest’s City Hall is discussing a bill to approve a study regarding the Romanian capital’s energy strategy, which states that homes not connected to the centralized heating system must be reconnected within five years, as the public system is bankrupt.

Bucharest City Hall To Subsidize Heating Costs Following Price Hike – Mayor

14:45, 12 Ian. 2010
Sorin Oprescu, mayor of Romanian capital Bucharest, said Tuesday that the City Hall would cover the 8.3% hike in heating costs, so the price would be unchanged for consumers.

Romanian Parliament Accepts An Increase In Heating Aid Ceiling

19:33, 21 Oct. 2009
Romanian interim prime minister Emil Boc said the Parliament has already accepted to increase the ceiling for heating aid, adding he asks mayoralties to start receiving requests from people with family member incomes between 425 lei (EUR1=RON4.2930) and RON615.

RADET To Supply Heat To Bucharest Households As Of Wednesday

14:30, 14 Oct. 2009
Bucharest city's municipally-owned heating company RADET announced Wednesday it would start heat supply to household users tonight, and based on the weather conditions, the heat supply will continue.

Romanian Pensioners Will Still Get Heating Aid After Pension Hikes – Fin Min

16:11, 29 Sept. 2008
The Romanian government will increase ceilings for heating aid and pension increases planned as of October 1 will not prevent pensioners from receiving heating aid, finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Monday.

Bucharest Citizens Might Be Spared A Cold Winter As Heating Debts Could Be Covered

14:01, 24 Sept. 2008
The director of Bucharest heating distributor RADET, Virgil Ramba, told MEDIAFAX that heating will not be cut in Bucharest this winter, as City Hall and the Government are currently “making efforts” to pay RADET’s debts to ELCEN, the country’s largest thermal energy producer.

Mayoralties, Tenants’ Associations Team Up To Upgrade Heating Sys- Romanian Minister

17:12, 01 Nov. 2007
Mayoralties will be able to get loans for upgrade works on the heating system of buildings if tenants’ associations cannot afford to pay the necessary sums, but the money will subsequently be recovered from owners, Romania’s minister of development and public works Laszlo Borbely said Thursday.