- The special price of diesel for foreign vehicles will rise to 2.063 euros per liter.
- Until now, the regulated price of diesel for foreign vehicles was 2.012 euros per liter.
- The state of oil emergency may end after oil is returned to state reserves.
The special diesel price valid in Slovakia for vehicles registered abroad will increase to 2.063 euros per liter of fuel from midnight on Friday (April 3). This follows from the amended decree of the Ministry of Finance (MF) of the Slovak Republic, which was published on the portal slov-lex.sk on Thursday. Last week, the regulated price was 2.012 euros/liter.
The special diesel price has been in effect in Slovakia since March 23 as part of the measures in the state of oil emergency decided by the government. The state of oil emergency could be lifted in Slovakia next week on Wednesday (April 8) if the Slovnaft refinery returns the borrowed oil to the state material reserves, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on Wednesday (April 1). However, according to him, this does not affect the government regulation, which talks about the double price and restrictions on the purchase and export of diesel, which should be valid for a specified 30 days.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the new special diesel price applies exclusively to vehicles registered outside the territory of the Slovak Republic. It is determined based on the average prices in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria. Data on prices in individual countries are published by the European Commission (EC) every week on Thursday, and the calculation is based on these statistical data. The special price does not apply to so-called premium diesel.
