Hungary Fights ‘Petrol Tourism’ With Foreigner Price Cap Ban
An employee fills a car with fuel at a gas station in Szigliget, Hungary.
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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Hungary will ban foreigners from a program capping fuel prices to stop so-called “petrol tourism” in which people are coming from neighboring countries to take advantage of the European Union’s cheapest gas stations.
Fuel prices capped at 480 forint per liter ($1.32) will be available only to drivers with Hungarian license plates as of Friday, Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyas told reporters on Thursday. Foreign motorists will have to pay a different, higher price, he said.