Petar Stamenov decided to return from abroad and start his own truck business. Charge it frequently. “I’ve been with this truck for a few months now and it’s hellishly difficult. It’s spending 20 per 100, at the same time people don’t have money, and I’m driving at some minimum prices… if the truck breaks down tomorrow, I don’t know what I’ll do,” he shares he in front of Nova TV.
He tells that his biggest fear is that prices will not jump or catch up with those in Greece and Romania. “Last time it was 2.50, 2.60 something like that. Now it’s 2.70, 2.75. 20 cents when you work with that on a daily basis,” he explained.
Greeks complain about high gas prices
Experts reassure. “I don’t expect drastic changes in fuel pricesalthough the situation in the international markets is dynamic, the tension between Israel and Iran is pushing prices up, and this is something we cannot fully control and predict,” said Martin Vladimirov from the Center for the Study of Democracy.
A price plateau is predicted. “If something doesn’t really happen around the Red Sea, I mean something more terrible, I think that will be the case in the next few months,” said Dimitar Hadjidimitrov from the Association of Bulgarian Fuel Traders.
There is no reason for the prices in Bulgaria to reach those of the neighborsand, even after the adoption of the euro. “You know that the prices are different in different countries, but it is related to the different rates of excise duties and VAT. In Greece, they are one of the highest,” noted Vladimirov.
In the short term, slight fluctuations in column values are possible. Hadjidimitrov suggested that maybe it will be 2-3 cents up or 2-3 cents down.
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