Czech PM Fiala: Gas price figures are wrong; I'll invite those who compile them

Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) called statistics showing that gas prices in Czechia rose the most in the entire European Union in the second half of last year „misleading the public“. In the coming weeks, he intends to invite representatives of the organisations that compile the figures. The prime minister said this at a press conference after today’s cabinet meeting.

Rapid year-on-year growth in gas prices was reported by the European statistical office Eurostat. According to its figures, gas prices in Czechia rose by 231 percent in the second half of 2022, nearly 70 percentage points more than in Romania, which ranked second. According to Eurostat, only two countries avoided increases of more than 20 percent: Croatia (14 percent) and Slovakia (18 percent).

Some domestic electricity suppliers objected on Tuesday to similar Eurostat statistics, which concerned electricity. According to ČEZ and E.ON, the vast majority of their customers paid significantly less than the European office reported. Today, the Czech prime minister challenged the figures on gas prices.