INTERVIU Guvernul Niculescu e pe cale să facă o mare greșeală, avertizează un expert în energie. Soluția propusă pentru a evita „o risipă de bani publici”

Corina Murafa, an energy policy expert, warns that the Romanian government's plan to provide energy subsidies based solely on income may neglect the most vulnerable households. She argues that energy vulnerability should be assessed through multiple factors, not just income levels. The proposed mechanism could misallocate public funds, benefiting those who do not need assistance while leaving truly vulnerable families unsupported. Murafa suggests that subsidies should be tailored to individual household needs and that the government should prioritize structural measures to alleviate energy poverty. She also highlights the risks of relying solely on state budget funding for these subsidies, advocating for additional taxation on energy companies to sustain the program.