Minister Miłosz Motyka explained in the Sejm on Friday that the situation will be closely analyzed. If the ministry receives signals from wholesalers or sellers about shortages of gasoline or diesel oil, the authorities are ready to act.
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The government may use the fuel reserve mechanism and introduce restrictions at the level of regulations or in a statutory form.
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The head of the Ministry of Energy emphasized that other countries are already making similar decisions. He noted, however, that too hasty introduction of export limits could cause local panic on the market. The Ministry took this into account when preparing solutions.
Fuel reserves and export limits
Any restrictions will be considered taking into account the stock level in the databases. Currently, the level of these stocks is medium or high. The head of the ministry informed that the maximum price for retail sales will be announced in the form of an announcement in Monitor Polski.
The Sejm passed an amendment to the act on Friday introducing official maximum prices for petrol and diesel. The Chamber also adopted an act enabling the Minister of Finance to reduce the excise tax rate. The government plans to further reduce the VAT rate from 23%. up to 8 percent
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The Sejm sent the bills to the Senate, where, according to the announcements of the parliamentary majority, they are to be voted on on Friday. After this vote, the documents will be immediately sent to the president for signature. The entire package is to be valid until the end of June.
