The government claims that the supply of fuel at small and large pumps is regular and that it has protected the market and citizens from high price increases. Is the picture really that idyllic?
Serbia it has the highest fuel prices in the region, at least according to portals that publish updated prices fuel on a daily basis.
Price Eurodiesel in Serbia it is 212 dinars per liter, which is 1,8 euros, Eurodiesel premium is 219 dinars (1,86 euros), while petrol BMB 95 188 dinars per liter or 1,6 euros.
The price of BMB 95 premium is 1,76 euros or 206,9 dinars, while MBM 100 is 1,75 euros or 206 dinars.
Liquid petroleum gas it costs 100,9 dinars or 0,85 euros.
What are the prices in the region?
According to data from the specialized Croatian portal nafta.hr, almost all countries in the region have lower prices for energy products. Katarina Pantelić writes for Nova Ekonomi.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, diesel costs 1,64 euros or 192,62 dinars, gasoline BMB 98 is 1,32 euros, which is 155 dinars, gasoline BMB 95 is 1,31 euros, which is 153 dinars, while the price of autogas is 0,69 euros, or 81 dinars.
In Montenegro, Eurodiesel costs 1,5 euros or 176 dinars, BMB 95 gasoline costs 1,47 euros or 172 dinars, while BMB 98 gasoline costs 1,5 euros or 176 dinars.
In Croatia, the price of BMB 95 gasoline varies from 1,62 euros to 1,78 euros (from 190 to 209 dinars) depending on the quality, the price of gasoline MBM 100 varies from 2,04 euros per liter to 2,30 euros (from 239 dinars to 270 dinars).
In Croatia, the price of Eurodiesel ranges between 1,73 and 2,25 euros (from 203 to 264 dinars), while the price of the so-called blue diesel, i.e. the one for farmers, costs 1,19 euros, i.e. 139 dinars.
In North Macedonia, the price of diesel is higher by 3,5 denars or seven dinars per liter as of yesterday, while the price of gasoline is the same, the Energy Regulatory Commission decided.
The new retail price of eurodiesel is 95,5 denars per liter (182 dinars), while Eurosuper BS 95 will cost 86,5 denars (164 dinars) per liter this week, and Eurosuper BS 98 will cost 88,5 denars (168 dinars).
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski said on Sunday that the government has decided to reduce the VAT on gasoline and diesel from 18 percent to 10 percent, in order to prevent an enormous jump in fuel prices.
Illustration: New EconomyFuel prices in the region
Significant price increases in Slovenia
The Slovenian government announced on Sunday that excise duties on diesel and heating oil had been reduced to the lowest possible level, but the price of petroleum products rose more than the government had previously forecast.
A liter of 95 octane gasoline will cost 1,581 euros (185 dinars), a liter of diesel will cost 1,69 euros (198 dinars). Prices are valid from March 24.
The government also decided that from March 31 onwards, the prices of petroleum products will be determined weekly, instead of every 14 days.
In neighboring Albania, the price of diesel on March 16 was 2,072 euros per liter (243 dinars), which is more than in Serbia. A liter of gasoline in Albania cost 2,03 euros per liter, or 238 dinars, according to the Global Petrol Prices website.
When it comes to Hungary, another country in the region, fuel prices vary depending on quality. Thus, the price of 95 Eurosuper E10 gasoline ranges from 1,44 Euros to 1,88 Euros (from 169 to 220 dinars) per liter, the price of Eurosuper 100 E5 gasoline ranges from 1,5 Euros to 2.08 Euros per liter (176 to 244 dinars), the price of Eurosuper 100 E10 gasoline ranges from 1,54 to 2,1 Euros (from 180 to 246 dinars), while the price of Eurosuper 95 premium gasoline ranges from 1,47 to 2,01 euros (from 172 to 236 dinars).
When it comes to diesel, its price ranges from 1,5 to 2,11 euros per liter (from 176 to 247 dinars), while the price of premium Eurodiesel ranges from 1,6 to 2,3 euros per liter (from 187 to 270 dinars).
In another of the neighboring countries, Romania, the price of fuel is almost the same as in Serbia. The price of gasoline per liter is 1,7 euros, or close to 200 dinars, while the price of diesel is 1,8 euros, which is about 211 dinars.
In Bulgaria, the situation is different. There, the price of gasoline is 1,3 euros per liter (153,4 dinars), while the price of diesel is 1,37 euros per liter (161.6 dinars), according to data from the website Benzinko.com.
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