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Romania faces the risk of losing major companies by 2027 due to high energy costs and lack of investment in production and storage, warns Gabriel Biriș. He criticizes the fiscal policies in the energy sector and the absence of a coherent strategy, which undermine industrial competitiveness. Biriș highlights the challenges faced by the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, which has been offline due to low water levels, and compares it unfavorably to similar plants in Bulgaria and Hungary. He also raises concerns about increasing taxes and energy costs, stating that both the economy and citizens cannot bear higher VAT or excise duties. The combination of expensive energy, high taxes, and insufficient investments threatens the competitiveness of Romanian companies and the country's attractiveness to investors.