According to the acting energy minister Traycho Traykov, there is a ceiling on fuel surcharges, albeit informally, because every day the National Revenue Agency, the Competition Protection Commission, and the Consumer Protection Commission monitor surcharges.
Currently, prices in Bulgaria are lower than those in countries that reduce excise duty, and we are on a minimum excise duty and everyone has been warned that a formal ceiling may always be required, he commented to journalists.
Traykov recalled that Bulgaria was one of the first countries in the European Union to introduce measures that the European Commission approves and supports. The measures are targeted, temporary and limited, so that they can be implemented precisely in those places where there is a danger of creating an inflationary spiral and we support the most vulnerable people who need material support, he explained.