Until yesterday, fuel prices were lower thanks to special support measures. The CPN programme included, among other things, reducing the VAT rate on fuel from 23 to 8 per cent and a temporary reduction in excise duty. A maximum fuel price mechanism at filling stations was also in operation. As a result, drivers paid less for each litre of petrol and diesel.
The programme expired on 30 June. From 1 July, the standard VAT rate returned, and the price limits also ceased to apply when the programme ended. As a result, filling stations began selling fuel at prices reflecting the full tax burden and the current wholesale fuel purchasing costs.
Experts had previously warned that the end of the programme could mean increases of approximately 30 to as much as 60 groszy per litre, depending on the type of fuel and the pricing policy of individual stations. As it turned out, however, prices rose even more; at some stations, fuel became PLN 1 more expensive. Another factor influencing the increases is the rise in wholesale fuel prices in recent weeks. In the photo above, we publish prices before and after the increase at the Pieprzyk station on Modłowa Street, which offers the lowest fuel prices in Bolesławiec.
Until the end of June, government subsidies and tax reliefs under the CPN programme were in effect. From 1 July, drivers have been filling up without these protective mechanisms, which immediately translated into higher prices at the pumps.
The question remains whether prices in Bolesławiec will rise even more than in neighbouring counties and whether we will once again return to a situation in which the city will be “famous” for having the highest fuel prices in the region. Today, at the Orlen station on Zgorzelecka Street, 95-octane petrol costs PLN 6.82, while diesel costs PLN 6.99. The same prices apply to these fuels at the BP station and at the MOL station on Zgorzelecka Street.