Opposition DK demands govt releases letter to EU on utility cuts

Budapest, June 15 (MTI) – The opposition Democratic Coalition has called on the government to release a letter the justice minister sent to the EU’s energy commissioner in connection with cuts to utility fees, the deputy leader of DK said on Monday.

The minister, Laszlo Trocsanyi, indicated in his letter to Miguel Arias Canete that the government is ready to make concessions to Brussels, Csaba Molnar said, citing press reports.

The government is considering scrapping the scheme with the result that electricity and gas prices will rise, Molnar said, citing a report by weekly hvg.hu which referred to Trocsanyi’s letter dated May 8. Whereas no timeframe was set down, the letter’s phrasing suggests measures will be taken sooner than later, hvg.hu said, adding that the justice ministry has admitted to the letter’s existence while refusing to comment on its content, citing an “ongoing confidential procedure between the Hungarian government and the European Commission”.