State might start covering 50% of gas price increase already before September

• Published date: 02 August 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, Aug 2 (LETA) - The state might start covering 50 percent of the gas price increase for consumers using the average payment rate already before September, Welfare Minister Gatis Eglitis (Conservatives) told LETA.

ccording to the minister's statement on the social networks, taking into consideration the amount of average payment rate, the Welfare Ministry will propose at the August 9 government meeting to start providing the state support already from August or even July.

State support would be offered...