UK fuel prices continue to rise

Gas stations open. File photoMOSCOW, June 7.The cost of gasoline in the UK on Tuesday set another record, exceeding the previous maximum values ​​recorded last week, Sky News reports. It is noted that the cost of a liter of gasoline on Tuesday was 178.5 pence (about diesel fuel rose to 185.2 pence (about 2.3 dollars). A year ago, petrol and diesel in the UK averaged 129p (about $1.62) and 131p (about $1.64) per litre, respectively. .jpg» />In Poland, car fuel continues to rise in priceThe price of gasoline reaches a new high for the third time in the last six days. The reasons for this are the slowdown in fuel supplies due to a number of problems at refineries around the world, the lack of gasoline and diesel fuel, as well as some types of refined oil, the channel reports. Earlier on May 16, the head of the British motorists association RAC Simon Williams said that, despite record reduction of duties on fuel by the authorities by 5d per liter in March of this year, fuel prices continue to rise. He also noted that the refusal to import Russian diesel fuel will lead to a reduction in supply and an increase in prices. According to the RAC, a temporary reduction in VAT would be a more progressive way to help drivers, as the tax is applied at the point of sale of fuel. purchases of Russian oil. British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on May 26 announced a new package of measures worth 15 billion pounds (18.9 billion dollars) in connection with the crisis in the cost of living and record inflation in the country. In addition, the authorities are imposing a temporary 25 percent tax on the excess profits of oil and gas companies.