Economy Minister Tomislav Coric said on Thursday that the prices of electricity and gas for households would not rise in the next few months, and added it was a good news ahead of the start of the heating season.

Household energy price hikes spreading in Europe will not spill over to us in the next few months, Coric said before the start of the cabinet meeting in Zagreb.

The minister expects the gas prices to be stable until April 2022 when the gas heating season ends.

Households should not expect a rise in gas prices until 31 March, he said.

Coric expects the stability in electricity prices in the next months in Croatia.

The government “has some space for maneuver when the prices should be determined,” he added.

After the escalation of the situation in this segment over the recent months globally, the Croatian minister expects it to calm down.