According to recent reports, an unexpected decision has been taken regarding domestic fuel prices. report by hortankojak.hu. This year begins good start Regarding fuel prices, from Friday the wholesale price of diesel will decrease by a total of 10 forints.
This week’s gasoline purchase price will remain unchanged. Recall that retail prices have recently diverged significantly from wholesale prices. So it’s difficult to say exactly what prices drivers can expect on the last working day of the week.
In any case, currently the average price for 1 liter of 95 petrol is 562 HUF (1.47 euros), and the price of diesel is 599 HUF (1.57 euros). Considering this and the slump in gasoline prices,
The average price of diesel could fall to 589 forints (1.54 euros).
On paper, this could very well happen, as András Oros, Director of Retail at MOL Hungary, recently emphasized that if macroeconomic conditions lead to price changes in the wholesale market, the retail market will follow suit. be.
We will find out on Friday whether this is the case, but the 10 HUF reduction in diesel prices is a pleasant surprise. Some might have expected an increase of a few forints, if not significantly. This is because neither the Brent price per barrel nor the fluctuations in the Forint-Dollar exchange rate (not to mention the situation in the Middle East) indicated that prices would fall.
However, the recovery in oil demand in the global market seems to have offset these negative factors, and car owners can clearly welcome this.
If only it meant that the initial 20 HUF price increase per liter from January due to excise tax changes would not hurt so much. If the just-announced 10 HUF reduction is reflected at the pump, diesel users will only have to swallow a 10 HUF price increase overall.
That means a difference of just 500 HUF for an average 50 liter tank.
However, it is true that there will be a further increase of 21 HUF, the second round of excise tax hikes, in mid-January. But in the meantime, wholesale prices will change twice more next week, on Monday and Wednesday, so in a very optimistic scenario, macroeconomic trends will lead to continued price reductions and prices in mid-January. There is still a chance that the rise will not occur. Demands from consumers are high.
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