The Government Rules Out Capping Fuel Prices. Ionuț Dumitru: "the State Does Not Have the Money to Make Discounts for Everyone"

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Although diesel is approaching the threshold of 10 lei per liter, the Government excludes a cap on fuel prices, instead analyzing solutions such as capping the commercial markup or a flexible excise tax. The Prime Minister's advisor, Ionuț Dumitru, warns, however, that the room for maneuver is limited: "We have serious budgetary constraints. The state does not have the money to make cuts for everyone." The volatility of the oil market and intern…