Fuel prices will rise further, said the director of energy programmes of Razumkov Center Volodymyr Omelchenko on the air of Yedyny Novyny telethon.
Over the past four days, gasoline prices increased by 40 kopecks, diesel fuel — by 45. The reason is that the old stocks are running out, when the fuel was imported under the old rules, with a lower excise duty and no VAT. The increase in the price of oil in Europe also had a negative effect. Everyone knows that Ukraine depends on it.
The expert noted that, in his opinion, fuel prices will continue to rise. However, this rise will depend on prices on world markets.
“I think prices will be limited by solvent demand. Traders cannot raise prices to a level where, say, fuel sales will drop drastically. The increase in prices is limited not only by the market situation but also by the rather low solvent demand of the population. So, this factor will have a strong influence and prices will not rise sharply”.
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