
Fuel prices will rise again today, reaching historic highs.
The Transparency Board has decided that the price of oil should increase by 11 ALL, reaching 258 ALL. This is again the highest level ever recorded, catching the beginning of March, when oil for a few days was dissolved by about 260 lek.
The same tendency is for gasoline, which will be traded wholesale at 243 lek, from 231 lek that was before.
According to market sources, the increase is related to the increase in international stock exchanges, where the Platz indicator for a ton of oil has reached 1350 dollars and for gasoline to 1400 dollars, with an increase of 120 and 90 dollars respectively, due to uncertainties in energy supplies. regarding Russia's war against Ukraine.
In the first days of March, oil began to grow rapidly in the domestic market, prompting the government to intervene and establish the Transparency Board, which periodically sets wholesale and retail prices.
Despite the intervention of the board, the price of oil today, set by the Board, reached again the maximum historical levels.
Compared to the end of February, oil in the country is being traded almost 40% more expensive, aggravating the budget of consumers, but also significantly increasing the costs of transporting businesses, which are reflected in the increase in prices of products they trade.
