LET'S FOCUS ON CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY. Publish the Russian gas price or Gazprom invoice without party colors!

By: Almir Bečarević, energy expert and minister in the KS Government

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One politician said, I quote: "I am more disgusted by the 'patriots' of all nations and party colors in BiH, turn to the citizens or shut up forever, from your patriotism there are fewer and fewer of us in BiH.".

In order for all of us to turn to the citizens and solve their existential problems, here is one problem that is easy to solve. Without party colors, PUBLISH THE RUSSIAN GAS PRICE OR PUBLISH THE GAZPROM INVOICE. 

My suspicion is that the citizens of Sarajevo Canton are being robbed by the gas supplier and the FBiH Government, all that is needed is to publish the purchase price of gas, especially since a new correction of the Russian gas price for the III quarter of this year is coming. 
I will present how our neighbors are doing this through the statement of the director of Srbijagas given to the media on 04/27/2023, I quote: "If we look at the current price on the TTF gas exchange and if we look at the quantities we have from the oil formula, based on the famous agreement between President Vučić and Putin for two billion cubic meters of gas annually, according to the oil formula which is now around 330 dollars per 1,000 cubic meters of gas".

The current price of gas on the TTF gas exchange is 250 USD, in Serbia the purchase price is 330 USD, and Energoinvest sells gas to Sarajevogas for 480 USD.  No one knows the purchase price of gas, and my assumption is that it is not higher than 350 USD. 

Let's go, patriots of all nations and party colors, let's publish the Russian gas price and enable citizens and the economy to have a lower gas price. This is a patriotic duty because if someone is robbing citizens and if they are taking from the poor and disenfranchised through the price of gas, then patriotism in quotes is not needed here, but only a simple action of publishing the invoice or the purchase price. 

The final price of gas for consumers in KS is 607 USD, and I think it is schizophrenic, and therefore I need a patriot who will publish the Russian gas price. If the director from Serbia publicly announces the gas price, I don't see a problem for the FBiH Government to do the same in the interest of the citizens, clean air, the KS Government, and all nations and nationalities, and then in the interest of all of us, to take from the robbers and give to our citizens. The previous government did not want to, and here is an opportunity for this new one to do so. 

One of my colleagues said: "Even when you cross the street, you are a minister". Now this minister is begging, without crossing the street, PUBLISH THE PURCHASE PRICE OF GAS and help so that the citizens of KS are not robbed on it, and it is my obligation to immediately transfer this to Sarajevogas and Toplane Sarajevo after the gas price reduction.

The obligation of the KS Government is to work on creating a more favorable business environment and a more pleasant life for citizens, and this minister wants to help with that, but for that step we need synergy with the ministers in the FBiH Government, and here is an opportunity for all of us. Without party colors.