The government has developed a plan to resolve the fuel crisis.
The government has a clear action plan for the coming weeks and months to solve the problem with fuel at the gas station. This is stated in the material of the publication NV.
The plan includes the following measures:
- obtain the consent of EU countries to guarantee their acceptance by ports of fuel tankers for the Ukrainian market;
- seize Russian and Belarusian fuel imported before the Russian invasion and now arrested;
- download diesel pipeline from Hungary;
- make systematic purchases by the national operator Naftogaz of Ukraine so that we have rhythmic supplies and long-term contracts.
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Government forecast
According to the updated forecast, 300 thousand tons of diesel and 120 thousand tons of gasoline are expected to be consumed in May. Such volumes of imports have already been contracted by Ukrainian networks.
“At the same time, we see that some unscrupulous market operators set prices above the maximum allowable – 60, 65 and even 70 hryvnias per liter. There is a war in the country, and we regard such price speculation as looting. The government has empowered regional military administrations to monitor pricing. We will react harshly to such facts in accordance with the requirements of wartime, “said First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyridenko.
On the potential of Ukraine
Ukrainians can do everything themselves: “We need to understand that there are no problems with resources in the world. Therefore, we can potentially supply the amount of fuel we need, even in such unfavorable conditions, even across the western border. Yes, it will be necessary to complete some small facilities, but I am sure that more and more logistics solutions will appear. They already exist, we see that as a result of this visit to Warsaw some new ideas were born, Ukrainians even suggest to Europeans where they have opportunities to be able to deconserve or attract them, “said Serhiy Kuyun, director of the A-95 consulting group.
The expert notes that a lot of capacity is not used.
“Everything needs to be revived and everything will go. We can provide that. In the future, even if we talk about loading our plants, there will be no problems with oil, “he explained.
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It was reported that the cost of gasoline in one of the regions of Ukraine exceeded UAH 70 per liter.
Also earlier the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a number of decisions to reduce taxes and excise duties on fuel < , which should reduce the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel in Ukraine In particular, the government has reduced to zero the excise tax on imports of gasoline, diesel and liquefied gas. In addition, VAT has been reduced from 20% to 7%.
