Since the beginning of 2021, the price of gasoline in the country has increased by an average of 73 tetri. The price of regular fuel is close to the GEL 3 mark and, the price of the premium has exceeded GEL 3 for several months already. The main reason for the price increase is the increase in fuel prices around the world.
The price of one ton of gasoline on world oil exchanges has risen by about $ 80.
In the current situation, specialists see the solution in imposing a "floating excise tax." Some of them say that halving the excise tax is needed to stop the rise in gasoline prices.
See fuel prices at branded gas stations below: