Minister of Finance Dan Vîlceanu ordered the intensification of “analyzes regarding possible market distortions in the field of energy, in the context of concerns related to rising energy and natural gas prices”, according to a ministry statement.

“The Minister of Finance, Dan Vîlceanu, ordered the intensification of the analyzes regarding possible market distortions in the field of energy, in the context of the concerns related to the increase of energy and natural gas prices and the announcement of the European Commission, to have a set of measures and options to respond to the shock of rising prices,” the MoF release says.

“In this sense, the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, through the General Directorate for Fiscal Antifraud, will carry out actions to monitor the financial-fiscal behavior of economic operators in the field,” say officials of the Ministry of Finance.

According to the MoF, the actions aim at maintaining a proper competitive environment and will complete the steps of the institutions with responsibilities in the field.