“An extremely important bill has just been passed, namely declaring a state of crisis in the fuel sector, reducing the excise tax on diesel, limiting diesel exports, capping the commercial margin, and imposing a special surtax on exceptional profits in the fuel sector. He argues that although the international price of oil has fallen, the price of diesel at the pump has risen. “On April 23, the price of a barrel of oil was $105, and diesel cost 9 lei per liter. Today, the price is $78 per barrel and 10 lei per liter of diesel,” said the former minister. He recalled that, during his tenure, the government adopted an emergency ordinance declaring a state of crisis in the fuel market, a measure that expired at the end of June.