Change in excise rate not to affect gasoline, diesel fuel retail prices in Azerbaijan – Tariff Council

BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. The change in the
excise rate won’t affect the retail prices for motor gasoline and
diesel fuel, and in general the issue of changing prices for them
isn’t discussed, the Secretariat of the Tariff Council told
Trend.

According to the secretariat, following the Resolution No. 322
of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan dated August 23, 2022 ‘On
changing excise rates for petrochemicals and some issues related to
the costs of their transportation within the country’, the excise
rate for RON-92 motor gasoline has been increased from 42 to 42.5
percent, and for diesel fuel – from 18 to 18.3 percent.