During an appearance on B1.ro, Eugenia Gusilov analyzed Romania's position as a regional leader in fuel prices. Comparative data highlights a perplexing paradox: Hungary, with a 27% VAT rate, manages to maintain lower diesel prices than Romania, which applies a 21% VAT.

The primary driver is excessive taxation through excise duties, which have doubled in Romania over the past two years. The state's inability to collect adequate budget revenues is instead being offloaded onto the economic sectors that are still active. By maintaining this fiscal pressure, the Romanian state heavily penalizes the middle class, pushing citizens toward precarious living and subsistence conditions.