The prices were decided by the Ministry of Finance with its estimate. “We call on gas station operators to approach the maximum allowable prices only in exceptional cases and to try to keep the price level below the set limit,” it said.
The government started setting daily maximum fuel prices at the beginning of April in response to the rise in oil prices after the Israeli and US attack on Iran. At the end of May, the cabinet decided that fuel price regulation would continue until the end of June.
World oil prices have fallen dramatically in recent days after the announcement that the US and Iran will conclude an agreement on the end of the war in Switzerland on Friday.
North Sea Brent oil was sold at a price of around $78 per barrel on Thursday morning, which was the lowest since the beginning of March.
According to the company CCS, which has been monitoring its prices for a long time, gasoline was sold on Wednesday for an average of 39.59 CZK and diesel for 37.24 crowns per liter.
According to analysts, the average fuel prices at Czech gas stations will continue to fall in the coming days. Diesel up to 36 crowns per liter. Gasoline will become cheaper more slowly, the current motoring season will hinder the decline in prices.
However, in the event of an escalation of the situation in the Middle East, the situation can change at any time.
