Slovenia rations fuel

Slovenia is responding to persistent disruptions in fuel supplies with an unusual step: the government is the first European country to limit the sale of fuel. At the same time, taxes are being reduced in order to curb price pressure. From now on, private individuals will be allowed to fill up with a maximum of 50 liters per day, companies up to 200 liters. The measure applies nationwide, with a particular focus on highway service stations, where a significant increase in demand has recently been observed. So-called "petrol tourists" are also in focus - higher prices could apply to foreign customers in future. The decision was made after several crisis meetings between the government, energy companies and logistics players. The background to this is considerable problems in distribution, which particularly affect the country's largest supplier, Petrol. Despite sufficient reserves, there have recently been noticeable bottlenecks in distribution. The government has instructed Petrol to immediately present an action plan to stabilize the supply chains. At the same time, authorities are investigating possible breaches of regulations, while a special audit of the logistics processes has been initiated. Criminal proceedings have also not been ruled out. To ease the burden on households and companies, the state is temporarily reducing the environmental tax on fuel to zero. The measure is valid until the beginning of May and is intended to cushion the impact of rising energy prices - even if it costs the state around 23 million euros. The interventions show how strong the pressure on the energy market has become in the meantime: rising prices, disrupted supply chains and growing demand are forcing even stable markets to take unusual measures. The post Slovenia rations fuel appeared first on ostwirtschaft.de.