Taxes, fees, penalties, such as many items above the inflation, 22.58 percent hike; The price of gasoline and diesel in the previous night was also increased.
As of midnight Monday, the price of gasoline increased by 16 cents, diesel by 6 cents.
The dollar was 5.94 TL on August 10, 2018 and 5.94 TL on December 24, 2019.
Oil barrel prices, on the other hand, decreased from 69.5 dollars on 10 August 2018 to 66.6 dollars on 24 December 2019.
Dollar remained at the same price, barrel price fell. Nevertheless, 70 cents raise applied to fuel oil in a year.
DOLLAR AND OIL PRICE SAME BUT GASOLINE PRICE INCREASED
Although there is no apparent increase in oil barrel prices and the dollar, one wonders why gasoline prices raised.
On August 10, 2018 and December 24, 2019, $1 was traded at 5.94 TL.
At the same time, the barrel price of oil, which is effective in determining gasoline prices, was traded around 69.5 dollars.
On 24 December 2019, when the last fuel hike was made, the dollar was traded again at 5.95 TL and the barrel price of oil was traded at 66.6 dollars.
On August 10, 2018, the price of a liter of gasoline was 6.31 TL, although the dollar and oil prices remained the same, the price of a liter of gasoline increased by 70 cents in 1 year, went above 7 TL.
GASOLINE OVER 7 TURKISH LIRAS
Energy Oil Gas Supply Stations Employer's Union (EPGIS), announced that the gasoline and diesel oil prices increased.
The price of liters of gasoline was increased by 16 cents.
In Istanbul, the price of 6,50 TL per liter of diesel is increased to 6,56 TL; per liter of gasoline sold 6.86 TL increased to 7.03 TL.