{"id":1357954,"date":"2026-02-15T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/a-country-on-generators-and-european-excise-taxes-what-is-happening-to-fuel-prices\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T05:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:48:35","slug":"a-country-on-generators-and-european-excise-taxes-what-is-happening-to-fuel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/a-country-on-generators-and-european-excise-taxes-what-is-happening-to-fuel-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Running on Generators and European Taxes: Ukraine\u2019s Fuel Prices Hit New Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, as I filled up my car and saw 73 hryvnias per liter flashing on the pump\u2014yet another record\u2014I couldn\u2019t stop thinking: how out of touch with reality must a government be to push its people and businesses toward the Stone Age, even in the middle of a war?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

The government proudly claims that we are \u201charmonizing\u201d our legislation with European standards and raising fuel excise taxes to match EU levels. But let\u2019s call a spade a spade: attempting to align fiscal policy with Europe without improving living standards, eliminating corruption, and building functioning institutions is a cruel and deeply anti-people absurdity. This is European integration through impoverishment.<\/p>\n

\u20ac65 pensions against European excise taxes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s look at the numbers without the government’s rose-colored glasses. Our economy is ruined. The country literally lives on generators due to constant power outages. People’s incomes have fallen dramatically. What can the European excise tax be (today it is over 300 euros per 1000 liters)? when:
\n\u2013 The average pension in Ukraine is a shameful 65 euros per month.
\n\u2013 The average salary barely reaches 350 euros.
\nOur GDP is vastly different from that of European countries, yet excise taxes make a basic commodity\u2014fuel\u2014virtually inaccessible. In Europe, high excise taxes serve a purpose: they make gasoline artificially expensive to encourage wealthier citizens to switch to environmentally friendly transportation.<\/p>\n

In the USA, by the way, where they really value business and understand the vital importance of cheap logistics, the federal excise tax is meager\u2014about 4.5 eurocents per liter! And what is our state doing? It is simply pumping the last penny out of people\u2019s pockets, creating artificial inflation. After all, these 73 hryvnias per liter automatically go into the cost of every loaf of bread, every kilogram of potatoes, and every service.<\/p>\n\t\t