Finance Ministry to set fuel price caps for weekend and Monday

The Czech Finance Ministry will set maximum fuel prices for the weekend and Monday on Friday. Filling stations can currently charge no more than CZK 48.58 per litre for diesel and CZK 45.92 for petrol, slightly below the caps introduced on Thursday. The government imposed the limits in response to a sharp rise in fuel prices in recent weeks. Diesel prices fell by as much as three crowns per litre at some stations on the first day of regulation, helped by a temporary cut in excise duty. Similar price controls were in place earlier this year from April to July.