The price of diesel has broken through the €2 barrier, with fuel prices continuing to rise.
Speaking on the Alpha Kalimera show, Christodoulos Christodoulou, spokesperson for gas station owners, stated that one company has announced new price hikes, while increases from other companies are expected to be announced either today or tomorrow.
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Gasoline has reached €1.70, diesel has reached €2, while the price of heating oil has risen by 3 cents, reaching €1.60.
“If the government doesn’t subsidize heating oil as well, things will be very difficult—even if it subsidizes it by up to 5 cents. I mean, last year it wasn’t even 1 euro—it was 96 cents—and this year it’s 1.60; bringing it down to 1.55 is practically nothing. So other solutions must be found so that consumers can purchase heating oil.”
Mr. Christodoulou notes that people are protesting and reacting because, along with fuel prices, increases are also being seen in all other products and services.
“Given this situation, I want to point out that more people are now going to the occupied territories. If the government doesn’t find a way to lower prices, it’s pushing people toward the occupied territories. That’s not a solution.”
And he states that further price increases are expected…
“We’re definitely expecting more increases, and we might even see a second round of increases this week. But we can’t know where this will end. We’ve now gone past 2 euros. We’ll have to wait and see. In Germany today, it’s 2.85. In France, 2.80. In Greece, 2.50. So we’ll follow suit.”
Consumers spoke on camera, expressing their dissatisfaction with the new price hikes.
Here’s what they said:
