12-year negative record: Petrol is the most expensive in Hungary in the region
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Hungary has the most expensive petrol in the region. Meanwhile, the price of diesel is the second highest in Hungary compared to neighbouring countries.
The prices jumped to the top after the abolition of the price cap
Hungarian fuel prices jumped from the middle of the regional average to the top immediately after the abolition of the price cap, szmo.hu reports. The domestic petrol price of HUF 627 is now the highest among the seven neighbouring countries, while diesel is the second most expensive in the region. This was reported by Népszava, based on a database of the transport website Cargopedia.hu.
For petrol, we are followed by Slovakia and Austria. The cheapest price is in Ukraine, where it is only HUF 539 per litre. But the Romanian and Slovenian rates are very close too. According to the newspaper, Hungary last topped the regional petrol price list in the week of the 2010 elections. In recent months, the domestic price of petrol has generally been the third most expensive on the market.