Negotiations with Gazprom could increase prices as much as 30%

Negotiations with Gazprom subsidiary Gazeksport about prices of natural gas imported from Russia are scheduled to end today and, according to yesterday's Gazeta Wyborcza, they could increase as much as 30%, a figure Rzeczpospolita argues is unlikely. Higher gas prices paid by Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG) will not necessarily translate into higher prices for consumers, because according to current law, PGNiG in 2000 has already increased natural gas prices by the maximum 12.5% allowed. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2