Fiala to meet energy companies, Czech energy regulator and statistics office over gas prices

Gas prices in Czechia, published on Wednesday in a report by the European statistical office Eurostat, do not reflect reality and we need to find out why. Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) told journalists today at a meeting of the Pirates party in Liberec. He will therefore meet representatives of energy companies, the Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ) and the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) next week. According to Eurostat’s report, household gas prices rose more in the Czech Republic in the second half of last year than in any other EU country.

„We need to find out why this does not reflect reality. I don’t know whether Eurostat is responsible for this, but the data are provided by our institutions. And we need to find out what responsibility the Energy Regulatory Office has and what responsibility the Czech Statistical Office has. We know, and it is enough to look at the statements and facts presented by energy companies, that these figures simply don’t add up and that our citizens are not paying these amounts,“ added Fiala, who wants to find out where the problem lies at next week’s meeting.