Fuel tax

Petrol prices hit 12-month high

Regulated prices of motor fuels in Slovenia have gone up by almost 4%. From 1 August, regular petrol is priced at €1.511 per litre, up 5.5 cents, and diesel at €1.558 per litre, up 5.4 cents.

The prices apply only to fuels sold off the motorway network. Along the motorways, retailers are free to set their prices.

Despite lower excise duties, fuel prices higher

Regulated fuel prices will rise by several cents on 30 January despite a lowering of excise duties, the third time in a row that prices will increase under the administrative pricing model in place in Slovenia.

Regular petrol will be almost 7 cents more expensive at EUR 1.355, while the price of diesel is going up by almost 5 cents to EUR 1.529.

SYRIZA’s 17 taxes that broke the back of the middle class

An avalalanche of over a dozen new taxes and tax hikes imposed during SYRIZA's four-and-a-half years in power is widely considered the main reason for the disastrous result of the 26 May European Parliament election.

The government's long string of tax hikes was in large measure due to its inability to meet fiscal targets agreed to with creditors.

Gasoline Price Again Rises Sharply in Bulgaria

Gasoline prices in Bulgaria went up sharply. Only a few months after the massive protests in the autumn that spanned the country for fuel appreciation and after winter's soaring prices, the A 95 gasoline carries record-breaking figures for this year. Since mid-March, the increase has averaged 12 cents per liter. From 2.08 leva on March 14, the mass gasoline now averages 2.20 leva.

Balkan Drivers Fuming Over Rising Cost of Fuel

Car owners in the Balkans are fuming over the rising price of fuel and threatening to protest this month, piling pressure on governments to rein in costs to consumers who fear a knock-on effect on the price of food and other goods.

Oil prices hit three-and-a-half year highs last month, twice topping $80 per barrel and pushing up prices at fuel pumps.

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