He said thousands of residents in Brad have shivered at home after the government scrapped a centralised heating subsidy which, Cazacu said, left the central Romanian town with a three million lei (£592,000) shortfall. Winter temperatures around Brad fall as low as –30 C.
The government said on Friday it would give Brad one million lei, which Cazacu said was a beginning, but not enough. “The funds will ensure there is enough fuel oil for a period of 15 days, but let’s not forget winter is just starting,” 46-year-old Cazacu was quoted as saying.
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