We have entered the last month in which gas stations can voluntarily apply a discount of 50 baht per liter of gasoline and diesel fuel, a discount that is equally covered by the government and gas stations. After 2 months of the compensation scheme, prices are below July 1 prices, but diesel prices have also started to rise by 20 paise more than on August 10, when Prime Minister Chuke said the measures had reduced prices.

The scheme of voluntary compensation of 50 money for gasoline and diesel fuel came into force July 1, 2022at what point fuel prices fell with a margin set by the government in most cases.

We remind you that an emergency resolution has been issued for this period July 1-September 30, 2022and Prime Minister Nicolae Chuke announced on August 10 that there would be an evaluation of this measure at the end of September.

How the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel changed in 2 months of compensation

Data from Peco-online.ro, which coincides with data managed by the Competition Council through the Price Monitor program, show that prices are still lower than July 1 prices.

So, on July 1, 2022, the average price of a liter of gasoline was 8.17 lei.

On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, the average price of a liter of gasoline fell to 7.49 lei.

On July 1, 2022, the average price of a liter of diesel fuel was 8.73 lei.

The situation as of August 31, 2022 shows that the average price of a liter of diesel fuel fell to 8.37 lei.

Compared to last month, the average price of a liter of gasoline decreased by 4.8%, which means that a full tank (50 liters) today costs 19.0 lei cheaper than 30 days ago. In the case of diesel fuel, the average price per liter decreased by 1.6%, which means that a full tank (50 liters) costs 7.0 lei cheaper today than 30 days ago.

How much is a liter of gasoline and diesel today in Bucharest

Data from the Price Monitor program run by the Competition Council, where fuel prices are displayed without the 0.5 lei/l discount (which is, however, applied at the cash register), show that in Bucharest the lowest price for standard petrol is at the Petrom station (Str. . Doctor Herescu), respectively 7.88 lei. Applying a 50 money discount results in a price of 7.38 lei.

At the same station, the price of standard diesel today is 8.81 lei, which means 8.31 lei with a discount of 50 money.

The information is also confirmed in the Peco-online.ro application, where all prices are displayed with a 50 bani discount.

Data analyzed by HotNews.ro shows that the 5 main gas station chains, Petrom, Lukoil, OMV, MOL, Rompetrol, on Thursday, September 1, 2022, had the following prices:

Standard gasoline:

• Petrom: from 7.38 to 7.44 lei
• Lukoil: from 7.42 to 7.47 lei
• Mol: from 7.49 to 7.55 lei
• OMV: from 7.49 to 7.52 lei
• Rompetrol: from 7.51 to 7.55 lei

Standard diesel:

• Petrom: from 8.31 to 8.34 lei
• Lukoil: from 8.32 to 8.35 lei
• Mole: from 8.38 to 8.44 lei
• OMV: from 8.39 to 8.42 lei
• Rompetrol: from 8.38 to 8.42 lei

Diesel fuel prices are higher than on August 10, 2022

A comparison of today’s prices in Bucharest with the prices at the same 5 major gas station chains on August 10, 2022, when Prime Minister Cuke announced that prices had fallen, shows that diesel prices have started to rise in the meantime.

So, data analyzed by HotNews.ro on August 10, 2022 showed that the 5 main gas station chains Petrom, Lukoil, OMV, MOL, Rompetrol had the following prices:

Standard gasoline:

• Petrom: from 7.49 to 7.55 lei
• Lukoil: from 7.55 to 7.60 lei
• Mol: from 7.61 to 7.64 lei
• OMV: from 7.61 to 7.64 lei
• Rompetrol: from 7.64 to 7.69 lei

Standard diesel:

• Petrom: from 8.11 to 8.14 lei
• Lukoil: from 8.22 to 8.25 lei
• Mall: from 8.18 to 8.25 lei
• OMV: from 8.19 to 8.22 lei
• Rompetrol: from 8.27 to 8.32 lei

It remains to be seen in the next period what the Government will decide at the end of September, namely whether it will maintain this aid scheme or not.

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