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The Economy Ministry is to order the state-run gas utility SPP not to increase prices for gas supplies for households , the government decided on December 18.
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“We have been saying in the long run that we wanted to maintain stable prices for utilities in Slovakia,” Economy Minister Peter Žiga said as quoted by the SITA newswire.
“I consider it a very good decision,” said PM Peter Pellegrini, as quoted by SITA, and added that households should thus save about €10 million.
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