The parliament will hear at an extraordinary session on Tuesday, March 10, at 1:00 p.m. the acting Minister of Finance Georgi Klisurski, the Director of the "Customs" Agency Georgi Dimov, the Chairman of the State Agency "State Reserve and Wartime Stocks" Assen Assenov and the Special Commercial Manager of "Lukoil Neftochim Burgas" - AD Rumen Specsov in connection with the supply of fuels. This is stated in information published on the website of the National Assembly, BTA reports.
The request is from the parliamentary group "DPS-New Beginning" and was submitted on Friday. In it, the deputies insist that the competent authorities provide information on the state's readiness to provide the necessary quantities of fuel for the needs of the population and industry in connection with the crisis caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as what measures the government envisages to deal with the price shock caused by this crisis.
In the reasons, the submitters of the request for a hearing write that about 20% of the world's supplies of crude oil and oil products, as well as about 20% of the world's supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), are logistically transported through the Strait of Hormuz. To date, the Strait of Hormuz is blocked for free navigation, which inevitably leads to unprecedented pressure on the markets for oil, oil products and LNG, the importers write. As a result, the prices of crude oil and LNG are rising rapidly, and the trend is difficult to predict at this time, add from „DPS-New Beginning“.
The political force also says that they share the concerns of Bulgarian citizens and businesses that the aggravated situation may affect the rhythmic supplies of oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas, as well as adversely affect the final prices of the products in question. The people and businesses of Bulgaria deserve to receive full information, forecasts, as well as compliance or non-compliance with the legislation in force in the Republic of Bulgaria related to oil and oil products, write from „DPS-New Beginning.”