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Recently, following gasoline, the cost of fuel has also exceeded 2,000 won per liter in Seoul.
There are also gas stations where the price of light fuel is higher than that of gasoline, but reporter Kim Bo-mi looked into why the price of light fuel is rising like this.
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Yunho Koo, who drives a truck, struggles to find cheap gas stations.
Because of the skyrocketing price.
[Goo Yunho/Namyangju, Gyeonggi: It is in a situation where it cannot be operated like this.
I'm crying and eating mustard because the price of oil is too expensive.]
With the national average gasoline price exceeding 2,000 won per liter, the price of light fuel is also rising day by day.
On the 15th, the price of diesel in Seoul broke the 2,000 won level for the first time in 14 years since 2008, and it has risen by more than 350 won compared to the end of last month.
A gas station has also appeared in Seoul where the price of diesel exceeds that of gasoline.
The sharp rise in economic prices is in line with the situation in Europe.
In Europe, where the proportion of diesel vehicles is high, as vehicle operation decreased due to the aftermath of Corona 19, oil refiners reduced production and inventories decreased.
The US announced an embargo on Russia's crude oil price hike.
Domestically, the government's fuel tax cuts had an impact.
The tax on gasoline is higher than on diesel, but the 20% reduction in the fuel tax has resulted in a wider cut in gasoline prices.
Diesel fuel requires policy management as industrial and transportation demand is high.