Press Review. Friday, 5 August 2022
InfoMarket Agency presents:
* "Saptamana"
- A light bulb in December
Infrastructure Minister Andrei Spînu told at a press conference that there is a risk that the Cuciurgan power plant could stop electricity supplies because Gazprom could turn off the gas tap.
- Who and how much is providing the health budget
The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) has accumulated in January-July 2022 in the compulsory health insurance funds revenues of almost 6.712 billion lei, which is by 548 million lei or 9% more than in the same period of 2021.
* "Moldova Suverana"
- The need for a Romanian-Moldovan defensive treaty against aggression
Strategically, defensively, can the Turkish-Azerbaijani example be followed?
* "Ekonomicheskoye Obozreniye"
- The money has started flowing...
At the beginning of August the European Commission transferred to Moldova the first tranche of 50 million euros out of the 150 million euros macro-financial aid approved by the European Parliament in spring.
- Inconsistency of gas payments
As of August 1, domestic consumers will have to pay for their natural gas 22.99 lei per cubic meter including VAT. The relevant decision was approved on Thursday by the Management Board of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) at the request of Moldovagaz JSC, the gas operator.
* Media
- NM Espresso: On gas tariff growth, Gagauzia's possible appeal to Russia and Moldova's plans for nuclear energy (newsmaker.md)
- The land of tax breaks: in 2021 tax exemptions exceeded twice the volume of foreign assistance (mold-street.com)
- Spînu thinks a possible visit to Moscow won't change the natural gas situation: now it's our real fight for independence (agora.md)
