“We are monitoring the situation and we believe, we hope, that the increase in fuel prices will be temporary. If it is long-term, we will take action,” M. Sinkevičius told reporters at the government on Tuesday.
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He spoke when asked whether, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz resuming and tensions continuing in the global oil market, the diesel excise duty should not be temporarily reduced again.