FinMin: Diesel Price for Foreign Drivers Up to €2.063 per Litre as of Friday

Bratislava, 2 April (TASR) - The special price of diesel that applies to foreign drivers will be increased to €2.063 per litre as of midnight on Friday (3 March), according to an amended decree of the Finance Ministry that was published on Thursday on the slov-lex.sk website. Over the past week, the regulated price for vehicles registered abroad has been €2.012 per litre. The special price for diesel has been in effect in Slovakia since 23 March as part of measures introduced during the state of emergency concerning oil declared by the government. The oil emergency could be lifted next Wednesday (8 April) if the Slovnaft refinery returns the state oil that it borrowed to the state material reserves, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday (1 April). However, this doesn't affect the government regulation on dual pricing and restrictions on diesel purchases, which will be allowed to run until the end of its 30-day period, he added. The new special diesel price applies exclusively to vehicles registered outside Slovak territory. It's been set based on the average diesel prices in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria. Data on prices for each country are published by the European Commission (EC) every Thursday, and the calculation of the special price is based on these statistical data. There's no special price for foreign drivers when it comes to so-called premium diesel. ko/df