In Bulgaria, the People’s Assembly voted against increasing customs tariffs on the import and transit of Russian natural gas. Bulgarian National Television reports this (BNT).
After Hungarian officials issued an ultimatum to Bulgaria, members of parliament decided to remove “punitive tariffs”. was threatened The broadcaster states that he vetoed the country’s entry into Schengen.
According to him, the decision was taken without discussion, but in an atmosphere of conflicts and scandals in the general assembly hall.
According to BNT, on October 13, Sofia set a consumption tax of 10 euros per megawatt-hour for the transit of Russian gas. This amount is stated to be around one-fifth of the current TTF gas base price (€50 per megawatt-hour), but transit fees generally do not exceed a few percent of the actual cost.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov statedThe Hungarian veto issue regarding the country’s accession to Schengen could be resolved if the Bulgarian parliament reduces the tax on gas transit from Russia through Bulgarian territory.
Previously in Serbia statedIt was claimed that Bulgaria was trying to stop Russia’s gas supply to Europe.
Source: Gazeta
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