Filling station

Bulgaria's MPs approved at first reading the establishment of State Oil Company. The opposition also voted in favor of the proposal. 148 MPs voted in favor, 1 MP voted against and 4 MPs abstained. The draft envisages the creation of nearly 100 state-owned petrol stations on state or municipal land.

Late last night, a signal was given for a gas leak from a gas station. It is located in the Smirnensky district, close to the medical dormitories.

It turned out that a pump supplying fuel to the gas stations had failed.

The area was immediately cordoned off by police. There was no need to evacuate the people in the neighborhood.

After Bulgaria declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus, fuel consumption dropped by more than 40% in major cities and highways, and nearly 80% in small towns. The situation also creates great discomfort in fuel prices. This is commented on BGNES spokesman of the National Association of Traders and Transporters of Fuel Simo Simov.

The gasoline pump price is expected to decrease as low as 5.29 Turkish Liras per liter in Istanbul as of March 18, according to local media.

The Energy Petroleum Gas Refueling Station Employers Union announced on March 17 that the gasoline prices would be decreased 0.25 liras per liter at the end of the day.

The Competition Council on Tuesday launched the platform "Food Price Monitor," which allows the comparison of more than 30,000 products from 1,700 stores from all over the country, meant to help strengthening competition on this market and cheapening foodstuffs at the most expensive stores.

Ombudswoman Maya Manolova plans to file two constitutional complaints against certain provisions of the water and sewerage law and the law on fuel, she told Nova TV.

Sale of electronic vignettes at petrol stations and large retail outlets in Bulgaria begins as of today, January 7, reports BNT. 

Although the system came into effect on January 1, the start was accompanied by problems with purchase at post offices, at border checkpoints and at petrol stations.

The Finance Ministry is improving its supervision of fuel stations in a bid to crack down on rampant tax evasion and fuel smuggling, by forcing businesses to send a report at the end of each working day with the sum of all transactions made via their cash registers.

Some 15 per cent of gas stations in Bosnia's Federation entity have submitted requests to lower their petrol prices, Zlatan Vujanovic, the Minister of Trade in the Federation's government, announced on Tuesday following a meeting with representatives of the management of the country's largest petroleum distributors.

Greece is the fourth most expensive country in Europe for gasoline and the eighth dearest for diesel, according to new research commissioned by UK tyre fitting specialists Just Tyres.