A line at a Shell petrol station in London. File photoMOSCOW, June 10For the first time in history, filling a full tank of a 55-litre car in the UK costs more than £100, Sky News reported on Thursday. At the moment, the average cost of a liter of gasoline in the country is 182.31 pence (about $ 2.28), while the cost of diesel fuel is 188.05 pence (about $ 2.36), the British association of motorists RAC notes. A year ago, petrol and diesel in the UK averaged 129p (about $1.62) and 131p (about $1.64) per litre, respectively. .jpg» />'Sorry for the apocalypse': Britons urged to brace for impoverishment It's a truly bleak day for drivers today as petrol prices hit a depressing £100 a tank (around $125.67) A full tank of diesel now costs £103.43 pounds (about $ 129.63)», — the words of the head of the organization Simon Williams are quoted on the RAC website. In his opinion, British households need further financial support from the government, since eight out of ten families depend on their cars. So a 5p cut in fuel duties in March seems paltry now, as wholesale gasoline prices have already risen fivefold since the government's announcement in the spring, he said. Williams points out that further duty reductions or temporary VAT cuts could go a long way in helping drivers, especially those on a low income who have no choice but to use a car to get around.
Putin called price increases in Western countries the result of their mistakesAfter the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia. The restrictive measures mainly affected the banking sector and the high-tech sector. Calls to abandon Russian energy sources have become louder. However, the disruption of supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. In the UK, tariff hikes have hit millions of households. Gasoline and diesel prices in the UK have been breaking records lately due to rising global oil prices amid sanctions against Russia and the desire to stop buying Russian oil. In addition, there is currently a slowdown in fuel supply around the world due to a number of problems at refineries, shortages of gasoline and diesel, as well as some types of refined oil.
Americans are saving and waiting for further price increases, survey showed
