Gas stations in Hungary have been in disarray this week as foreign car owners rush to get fuel before the country raises prices for foreigners, and some even turn their backs.
Fuel prices in Hungary are lower than in many neighboring countries such as Austria and Slovakia due to the national conservative government’s policy to cut costs for citizens, but foreigners can no longer cross the border to gain an advantage. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised to increase the fuel bills of foreign drivers.
Orbán has promised to curb “fuel tourism” by preventing foreign vehicles from taking advantage of the price cuts his government has made for Hungarians. Kronen Zeitung The report means that its people could lead to uncomfortable queues and famines.
On May 27, 2022, an informative message is seen at a gas station in Budapest, Hungary, stating that the Hungarian government has made it mandatory for Hungarian vehicles to buy fuel at prices determined by the government, and that cars with foreign license plates can then buy fuel for vehicles with foreign license plates. Since fuel prices in Hungary are the lowest in Europe, they have to pay market prices, fuel tourism has increased at the border. (Photo: ATTILA KIBENDEK/AFP via Getty Images)
The price of gasoline in Hungary should not exceed 480 forints, or about 1.24 euros/1 pound/1.30 dollars per liter; this is lower than the current price in Austria, where a liter of petrol is between 12.8 and 2 euros.
Hungarian gas stations in the city of Sopron, close to the Austrian border, and elsewhere, were scenes of chaos earlier this week as many struggled to fill their cars before the new rules took effect.
Austrian car enthusiast Ramona M. said earlier this week that while trying to fill her car at a gas station, she ran out of petrol and diesel, and other stations were stopped due to heavy traffic.
On Friday, he claimed he returned after the new rules came into effect, and said a Hungarian gas station worker knocked on his car window and told the broken German, “Austrians are no longer crowded, go back to Austria.”
Although the Hungarian government said the ceiling price was only until July, some criticized the policy and said that up to 200 gas stations were forced to close due to the difference between the market price and the official price. fuel sales are allowed.
Hungary isn’t the only country to have limited or tried to lower fuel prices in recent months, as both Spain and Italy have taken similar measures to ease the burden of rising fuel prices and inflation linked to Russia’s economy. Invasion of Ukraine.
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