The price of diesel fuel over a month rose by 1.3 lei, while the price of gasoline “95” by 1.8 lei. This way, diesel fuel now costs 18.45 lei/liter, as last October. Gasoline COR “95” is currently sold for 21.80 lei/liter, up almost 0.40 lei on last October, when fuel prices went up considerably, IPN reports.

At the start of September, a liter of gasoline “95” cost 20.23 lei. In mid-October, gasoline prices rose to 21.45 lei and remained at such a level in November as well. The price of diesel fuel grew from 16.42 lei at the start of September to 18.46 lei/liter in mid-October and to 18.52 lei/liter in a month. The price of liquefied petroleum gas in September-November increased from 12.07 lei to over 13.15 lei.

Later, the fuel prices declined gradually, to 20.04 lei per liter of gasoline “95” and to 17.12 lei per liter of diesel fuel in mid-December.

For January 11, the National Agency for Energy Regulation set the highest reference price at 21.80 lei per liter of gasoline “95” and at 18.45 lei per liter of diesel fuel.

According to the Agency, the rise in fuel this year is primarily due to the fact that the excise duties stipulated in the Fiscal Code rose as from January 1, 2022. “On January 1, 2022, the excise duty for a tonne of imported gasoline grew by 586 lei, while for a tonne of diesel fuel by 237 lei. The final pump price also grew as a result,” it noted. NAER said the one-off price rise due to the higher excise duties is applied on the first day of the new year only.

The Agency does not cap the price of liquefied petroleum gas that remained at the same level since October. A liter of liquefied petroleum gas now costs 13.15 lei, as last autumn.