Fuel excise duties are taxes that are now very needed by the Armed Forces. Raising the gas station prices will not

In Ukraine, since September 21, excise taxes, diesel and autogas have been returned. This is a logical and expected step. But there are nuances. Further-in more detail the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine returned canceled in March 2022 for fuel. Then the rate was differentiated: for gasoline - 213. 5 euros, for the diesel - 139. 5 euros, auto gas - 52 euros. Now: for gasoline, diesel and biofuels - 100 euros, for gas - 52 euros.

For the purchase of fuel for the needs of the Ministry of Defense the excise duty remained zero. Brief about the main thing - any state lives at the expense of taxes. And in Ukraine next year, taxes of 100% form the defense budget of the state. Therefore, their return is a logical and expected step, although no one wants to pay them and does not like them. Excise duty on gasoline and diesel will be 4 UAH/l, for auto gas - 2 UAH. This is 7-8% of the final price at gas station.

Before the war, this load on gasoline was 40%, diesel - 25%, gas - 15%. For understanding - in Europe, the tax burden on fuel reaches 70%. - The tax is partially returned - these rates on average one and a half times are smaller than they were. According to the calculations of the Consulting group A-95, these rates will send to the budget in 2023 UAH 31 billion. Old rates would give - UAH 43 billion. This is a partial return, and the noise seemed to have three times.

- the purpose of the excise duties, in accordance with the adopted bill No. 7669 - renovation, repair and maintenance of road infrastructure. The economy, private car owners, and the army are interested in this. If excise duties were given more than UAH 70 billion (about $ 3 billion) in 2021, there will now be 31 billion ($ 0. 8 billion). The currency equivalent is given because many materials for this industry are imported. - There will be no increase in gas prices.

Yes, excise duty will increase the purchase value, but in September it decreased due to the fall of world oil prices and petroleum products. Prices for gasoline and diesel will remain stable. A slight rise in price of a motorway is possible - within 1 UAH/l. Risks due to high production of gas condensate, the destruction of legal refineries and high purchase prices for imports (growing world prices plus the margin of foreign suppliers plus cost logistics) took place Renaissance Mini-NPP.

This was also facilitated by the state's permission to supply the euro-3 and Euro-4 fuel classes on the market. When there was no excise duty, it was only a problem of consumers, because this low -quality product flooded the whole country (except for the western part). There is now excise duty that these "domestic manufacturers" are not going to pay. Therefore, the budget of the country will also suffer with the consumer.

The state should put an end to this practice, especially in conditions where taxes are formed by the country's defense budget. Illegal manufacturers should either legalize or leave the market. The advice to the motorists be careful, watch the fuel marking (its class should be marked on the ceiling of the gas station and documents in the consumer corner). Do not "run" to a low price, remember the bad "soup". After consuming such fuel, repair of the car will be very expensive, especially now.