01 October 2024,   15:38
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Fuel price rises significantly - travel cost may increase as well

After the increase of the fuel price, travel fees will be increased as well. The City Hall has started talking about transportaion subsidies, but City Hall is not responsible either for private taxis or minibuses.

Neither the government nor the parliamentary majority reject the fact that the price of fuel will increase significantly. The rise of price on fuel is linked to increase of. excise tax. The majority say that the decision is aimed at the country`s long-term economic recovery. The ruling party believes that the prices for other products will not increase.
The opposition is confident that the decision will lead to price increase for all products. The minority believes that a solution is not the increase but a decrease on excise tax.

Experts talk claim that transport fares will increase.

City Hall has already started to talk about subsidizing public transportion. As for private minibuses and taxis, they can not be controlled by the mayor`s office and, of course, can not be subsidized.

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