Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Thắng chaired a meeting on petrol and electricity price management scenarios and asked EVN to urgently review its costs and maximise savings to prepare a plan for a lower average retail electricity price from 01/11/2026 to 31/3/2027. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will assess EVN's proposal and escalate matters beyond its authority. The Ministry of Finance, working with the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Justice, is tasked with reviewing the legal basis, authority and feasibility of cutting the special consumption tax on all types of petrol to 0% over the same period, with a report due before 1/11/2026.
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Original headline: Phó Thủ tướng ra chỉ đạo mới cho EVN khẩn trương làm ngay một việc trước 1/11/2026
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| Sector | Utilities |
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