„The situation is really one that requires serious attention,“ said the minister on Monday in the LRT program „Dienos tema“. „Today, for now, we can look at both gasoline and diesel price comparisons with the European Union averages. We are still definitely below the European Union average.“
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„There is room to jump, to hope that trends will start to normalize again, which is what we expect. Seeing that the scenario would not be so positive, then, of course, we will move to specific actions,“ he added.
As BNS wrote, amid the conflict flare-up in the Middle East, the diesel excise tax in Lithuania was reduced for two months in mid-April.
At the beginning of summer, after preliminary agreements between the US and Iran were announced, the situation stabilized for a while, but with the resumption of shelling, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz essentially stopped again.
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According to L. Savickas, the decisions made by the Government at that time „had an effect and helped to jump over that crisis“.
„If we see that such a need (for decisions – BNS) arises, of course, we will look for the necessary and adequate measures,“ said the Minister of Energy.
„Reducing the excise tax is one of the most effective measures,“ he added.
