Fuel as a luxury - why has a full tank become an unattainable standard?

While the opposition warns that the state is profiting from the growth of VAT and is calling for the levy to be abolished, the government seems to have no long-term plan.

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Eleven years ago, then-Prime Minister Milo Đuaknović declared fuel a luxury, and today, judging by citizens' wallets, that "luxury" is at its peak.

While the international energy crisis serves as a regular justification for new price increases for the current Prime Minister Milojko Spajić and his government, short-term and symbolic excise tax adjustments can no longer stop the price jump. In the last year, fuel prices have increased by as much as 40 percent, while salaries have only increased by three percent, so citizens are buying significantly less for the same money.

While the opposition warns that the state is profiting from the growth of VAT and is demanding the abolition of the levy, the Government appears to have no long-term plan.

Why has a full tank become an unattainable standard and until when will citizens pay the price for wrong economic moves?

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