Natural gas may become more expensive - as the Deputy Chairman of the Regulatory Commission said rates, which do not reflect the reality will be revised in the near future

Energy Regulatory Commission starts to study the applications of natural gas companies. The Energy Regulatory Commission does not rule out the possibility that the gas price will increase. Moreover, the gas tariff has not been recalculated for 11 years and a lot of things have changed in this period including the national currency rate.

The parliamentary majority also speaks about possible increase of tariff. A member of the ruling party, Revaz Arveladze, links the expected rise in price to the depreciation of the national currency He is convinced that the cost of natural gas will rise, but he does not specify by how much.

The opposition representatives also state that lar depreciation is the reason for increasing of gas tariffs increase. Political opponents say that responsibility for the country`s economic situation is imposed on the government and the ruling party.

Some experts believe that the increase of tariffs may not necessarily be a requirement of the gas companies and the government is trying to fill in the budget.

The experts reported that the natural gas price increase is planned in the spring or summer.