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Hungary fuel price crisis
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In late July 2026, 2026 independent fuel stations across Hungary began suspending diesel sales as wholesale prices surged, while larger networks kept retail prices relatively stable, leaving straining smaller operators financially strained. A few days later, the operators. The government then ended its protected fuel‑price scheme, causing pushing gasoline and diesel prices to rise above previous the former caps. Renewed Middle‑East tensions in the Middle East pushed lifted Brent crude above $80 per barrel, intensifying concerns about further price hikes for motorists. Simultaneously, the heightening motorists’ cost concerns. The M1 motorway was expected is projected to experience see a 30‑50 % traffic surge increase from August to mid‑September as guest workers returned return and lane‑expansion works progressed, work proceeds, prompting authorities to advise drivers to avoid peak weekend travel periods and to stock up on water and fuel for critical road sections. Prime Minister Péter Magyar later highlighted that Hungary’s average gasoline (≈598 Ft/l) and diesel (≈653 Ft/l) prices remain 29‑35 Ft lower than the regional average, yet still above the previous cap. The price gap raises the risk of cross‑border “fuel tourism,” especially from Austria. Supply constraints are acute: the Iranian‑Ukrainian conflict removed about 25 % of global diesel, Russian export cuts account for another 10‑13 %, low Danube water levels limit barge deliveries, and the Mol refinery can produce only 230 million L of the 356 million L diesel needed in August, relying on 95 million L imports from Slovakia while halting its own exports. The government is considering measures to curb fuel tourism and protect domestic supply.
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