The price of Gasoline at petrol stations in Georgia reached the first day of the weekend, a historic high, reports journalist Last news .
at the pump told Last news that they do not know for what reasons have increased prices, but the changes happened over 2 days.
"the cost has increased by several tetri, we, the staff, the reasons are not known. Regular gasoline, for example, reached 2, 54 Gel, days cost 2, 50 (about 0, 86 dollars for one litre.- Approx. Ed.) "- said Last news employee of the Gulf filling station in Tbilisi.
Economists and analysts attribute the jump in fuel prices with the fall of the national currency, which in the past month fell from 2, 64 to 2, 88 Lari per dollar.
"in General, the price of Gasoline increased by 6 to 12 tetri. Positive expectations there. Lari depreciated against the us dollar, and the depreciation reaches a historical record. This is the main factor that affects the growth of Gasoline prices. The high cost is directly related to a decrease in sales ", - told reporters the head of the Union of oil products importers Vano Mtvralashvili.
specialist on economic issues of nick believes that " If the government and the national Bank will not provide the stabilization of the national currency, the country will get even worse result."
"If the currency rate is saved in the last month of summer, we will get the 2nd wave, and the prices of other products will grow by 8-10%," - said of the correspondents.
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