A line at a gas station in London. File photoMOSCOW, June 8The price of a liter of gasoline in Britain was 180.7 pence ($2.2) on Tuesday, up 2 pence ($0.02) from the day before, a record daily increase in 17 years, the Times reported, citing British Motorists Association (RAC). «The price of a liter of petrol rose by 2d yesterday, the biggest daily increase in 17 years,» the paper said.
«Sorry for the apocalypse»: the British urged to prepare for impoverishmentAs the newspaper notes, according to the company Experian Catalist, the price per liter of gasoline on Tuesday in Britain was 180.7 pence. At the same time, the RAC warned that if the daily rate of increase in gasoline prices in the kingdom remains the same, then the price of fuel for a full 55-liter tank could exceed 100 pounds ($125). At the end of May, the RAC said that the cost of a liter unleaded gasoline was 171.04 pence (about $2.16), while the previous record high price, recorded in May, was 170.35 pence. In turn, the cost of diesel fuel rose to 181.64 pence (about $ 2.3) against the previous record of 181.35 pence in May. sanctions on Russia and a move to stop buying Russian oil. UK Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak on May 26 announced a new £15bn ($18.9bn) package in response to the country's cost-of-living crisis and record inflation. In addition, the authorities are imposing a temporary 25% tax on the excess profits of oil and gas companies.
