Prime Minister Tusk warns of record fuel price surge and urges president to approve profit tax

Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticised the president’s decision to block a proposed tax on extraordinary profits earned by fuel companies, calling the obstruction a barrier to preventing a historic surge in fuel prices. He told the cabinet that the combination of the Middle-East war and Russia’s aggression is pushing the market toward price levels that “no one has dreamed of in their worst nightmares.” Tusk urged the president to sign the tax bill promptly, promising that a new fuel-price-lowering scheme would follow.

Analysts from e-petrol reported that diesel prices have already risen to a record average, with the latest figures surpassing any previous listings on their portal. The earlier “Ceny Paliwa Niżej” programme, which reduced VAT on certain fuels, concluded after the school-holiday period, after which prices began climbing again. Tusk warned that without the tax and a renewed price-control measure, Polish consumers could face unprecedented fuel costs.