Businessmen fear electricity and gas shortages more than price hikes

Director of the Union of Employers of Serbia, Srdjan Drobnjakovic, told the Beta agency that businessmen were primarily requesting from the state to secure regular energy supply and a a gradual price increase. “The shortage of any energy product would cause higher costs due to production shutdowns and new start-ups than price increases of up to ten percent, which would be tolerable,” Drobnjakovic said. Drobnjakovic pointed out that businessmen had believed and