As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, when it comes to the hot topic of Croatian fuel prices, both diesel and petrol will be significantly cheaper as of next week, Minister Davor Filipovic announced during a recent appearance on Dnevnik Nova TV.
”On the 5th of February, the embargo on the purchase of Russian derivatives finally began. Therefore, nothing more can be taken from Russia by anyone in the European Union. Many feared that this would have a bad effect on the price of fuel, that is, that it would end up going sky high. However, the EU had prepared in time, and there are enough supplies,” Filipovic pointed out.
“When you look, for example, at the movement of prices from last week until yesterday, if we were to calculate the price of diesel now, it would fall by 12 cents, which means around 90 lipa, and petrol would fall by three cents, which is equal to about 21 or 22 lipa,” the minister calculated, before announcing that as of Tuesday there will be a significant reduction for Croatian fuel prices, for both petrol and for diesel.
He noted that for the entire time the issues with fuel have been going on, diesel has remained almost two kuna lower in this country due to the government’s repeated interventions. When asked whether some traders will still be able to be somewhat ”loose” with their pricing, which has been a hot topic ever since Croatia joined the Eurozone at the very beginning of 2023, Minister Filipovic stated:
“Well, life is always a two-way street. One cannot expect that on one hand, someone is asking for support from the government, asking for measures, and in response we provide maximum support, and then on the other hand, for example, retail chains are unable to send their own data. This is extremely wrong, and we should think about the wellbeing of the general public. This is what the government does all the time, and business entities should be doing this as well.”
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