It is still not known if the government plans to extend the regulation. According to some sources, the plan is to extend it for at least another few months, unofficially four, or until the government finishes studying the effects of price regulation on buyers and the state budget. The Trade Chamber has already sent the results of their analysis to the competent ministry.

Slovenia introduced the model of regulated prices of fuel in 2000. Following this model, the government regulates retail prices and excise according to the situation on oil markets. This may now finally change, making Slovenia the last country in Europe to free the market and enable the retailers to set the prices by themselves.

The current price is set in such a way that retailers get 8 cents for each liter of fuel sold, while the rest goes to the state budget through taxes. The bestselling type of gas costs EUR 1.21 per liter, out of which the net price (without taxes) stands at EUR 0.43, while the remaining half of a euro comes in taxes, i.e. excise, fees and contributions.

Florjan Zupan; translated by K. Z.