Four days after the introduction of the CO₂ pricing in early October, the diesel price in Austria broke the two-euro mark again on Tuesday.
According to E-Control’s fuel price calculator, an average of EUR 2,001 per liter was needed on Tuesday, while Tyrol and Vorarlberg recorded a peak of EUR 2,029. In Carinthia, Lower and Upper Austria and Styria, the price remained just under two euros. The average price for a liter nationally yesterday was 1,749 euros for the Super.
On the world markets, the price of crude oil fell slightly on Wednesday. The price of North Sea Brent fell eight cents to $91.72. On Tuesday and Monday, however, the Brent price rose slightly.
CO₂ tax since early October
The CO₂ pricing has been in effect since October 1. This price surcharge is now slowly reaching the gas stations, which first have to hand in the remaining quantities ordered before the beginning of October without surcharge. The CO₂ pricing had been previously postponed, originally it should have come on July 1. According to the cabinet, the levy is absorbed by the climate bonus.
Source: Krone
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