The government publishes laws, analysts predict reductions from Tuesday. Tusk: We pay a high price for wars
2026-03-28 16:10
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2026-03-28 16:10
We all pay a high price for the wars of Israel and the US against Iran and Russia against Ukraine, not only at gas stations, Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized on Saturday. Our response is tough but responsible government decisions (SAFE, CPN) and nation unity around security issues, he added.
On Saturday, two acts aimed at reducing fuel prices were published in the Journal of Laws. The new regulations will allow for limiting price increases, among others. by reducing excise duty on fuel and introducing a maximum price. Both legal acts will enter into force on the day following the announcement, i.e. on Sunday. The government adopted projects on this matter on Thursday at an extraordinary meeting. Parliament passed the laws on Friday; they were signed by the president on the same day.
In his Saturday post on X, the Prime Minister noted that “we all pay a high price for the wars of Israel and the US against Iran and Russia against Ukraine.” “Not only at gas stations. Our response is tough but responsible government decisions (SAFE, CPN) and the unity of the nation around security issues. Opposition, finally get your shit together,” Tusk emphasized.
CPN – will there be a fuel shortage? A dangerous element of government intervention
I didn't think I would ever write about CPNs. For those who remember them, they were synonymous with fuel shortages and petrol rationing after waiting in a long queue. It was unimaginable that someone would treat us to such a scenario again. And yet – writes Krzysztof Kolany, chief analyst of Bankier.pl.
The CPN package, i.e. “Fuel Prices Lower”, is the government's response to rising fuel prices. It assumes a reduction in excise duty, a reduction in the VAT rate, and the introduction of a maximum price.
Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka emphasized on the X platform that the price of fuel depends on the situation on the world market. “40 percent of ready-made diesel in Poland is imported. On global markets, the price has increased by over 10 percent in the last two days alone – while Orlen's wholesale prices have increased by less than 5 percent during this time. Please draw conclusions from these three data,” wrote the head of the Ministry of Energy.
In his opinion, wholesale fuel prices are over PLN 200 lower than exactly a week ago. “Writing about a sharp increase is simple clickbait. Global markets are unstable as a result of the largest fuel price crisis in history. We are dependent on them and we must be prepared for high volatility,” he noted.
According to the minister, the CPN package means that under all conditions the retail price will be approximately 20 percent lower. lower than with the standard tax burden.
On Saturday, Orlen increased the wholesale price of Ekodiesel diesel oil by PLN 171 per cubic meter and the wholesale price of unleaded Eurosuper 95 petrol by PLN 103 per cubic meter. According to Orlen's wholesale price list, on Saturday the price of Ekodiesel diesel oil there is PLN 7,000. PLN 041 per cubic meter, and on Friday it was PLN 6,000. PLN 870 per cubic meter. The price of unleaded Eurosuper 95 petrol is PLN 5,000. PLN 714 per cubic meter, and on Friday it was PLN 5,000. PLN 611 per cubic meter.
Saturday marks four weeks since the US and Israel attacked Iran. In the days following the outbreak of the war, global prices of crude oil and finished fuels began to increase. This was a reaction to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which is strategic for the maritime transport of energy resources from this region, as well as attacks on mining and refinery infrastructure.
Orlen, commenting on the adopted regulations (acts) for PAP on Friday, noted that the CPN package will allow it to offer customers “the lowest possible prices during the greatest global fuel price crisis in history, which we are currently struggling with.”
“The package has been constructed in a way that provides individual customers with a guarantee of transparency in price formation, and at the same time secures the proper functioning of the wholesale market, which is necessary to maintain the country's fuel security. Therefore, we evaluate it clearly positively,” the company emphasized.
According to Friday's forecasts by Reflex analysts, in the coming week, from March 30 to April 3, the average price of unleaded 95 gasoline could drop by PLN 1.18 per liter, and diesel oil by PLN 1.30 per liter.
“Realistically, in our opinion, we can expect lower fuel prices at stations no earlier than March 31,” Reflex noted in Friday's analysis. (PAP)
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