“If we do nothing, heating oil will open at 2 euros. This is not acceptable. Announcements will be made next week. There will be support both from the government and from the refineries”, the prime minister said speaking to ERT.
As he said, the cost will be lower than the 1.75 euros per liter at which heating oil closed in the spring.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis added that a cap on profit margins is being considered throughout the energy chain, which in the end will cover trading companies and gas stations.
As regards diesel, he spoke of an extension of the subsidy in October as well. He did not refer to the price of gasoline, saying that we do not know it yet.
The prime minister said that at this moment the budget cannot withstand a reduction of the Special Consumption Tax (SCT). If, however, some exception is granted by Europe, then the measure will be able to be implemented for a specific period of time.