Heating-oil tax hike

Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska wants to raise the tax from zł.232 for 1,000 liters to zł.1,048, which would mean that the tax on heating oil would be equal to the one on diesel fuel. The hike will take place on September 1, and will raise the price of fuel oil by zł.1 per liter. Gilowska argues that the change is necessary due to the widespread practice of using heating oil as vehicle fuel, which incurs losses to the budget.