According to experts, refueling in Hungary is the most expensive in the region due to the double margin – news of the day
Hungarian has a double margin fuelon, which is why refueling in Hungary is the most expensive in the region. Erste Bank’s oil and gas industry analyst explained to Világgazdaság: neither oil, nor oil products, nor the exchange rate explain the increase in fuel prices in Hungary. Tamás Pletser indicated that while the margin used to be HUF 60-70, it has now jumped to HUF 120-140. According to the expert, the reason for this is primarily that some of the white wells have ceased to exist or due to a lack of capital, and companies are only cautiously returning to wholesale. According to Eszter Bujdos, managing director of Holtankoljak.net, fuel prices are not expected to decrease in the medium term.
They make their impact felt in all settlements with less than 5,000 inhabitants due to the subsidies of the Hungarian village program – who is the government commissioner responsible for the development of modern settlements. In the video published on his Facebook page, Alpár Gyopáros highlighted: the village choc has supported the creation of homes for more than 36 families from the highlands. He also mentioned that more than 3,000 km of renovated inferior roads were completed in the program, as well as that the development and reopening of small village shops were supported as part of it. In the next few days, small shops can submit another application for operating subsidies.
The LMP demands that no new battery factories be built in Hungary, and that existing ones are not expanded or increased in capacity. The spokesperson of the opposition party called it a mistake for the Orbán government to build Hungary’s economic backbone on car and battery production. József Gál recalled that the population is protesting in many places across the country, but the government continued the licensing procedures in Győr, Debrecen and Komárom even during the holidays. He emphasized: in Hungary, which is struggling with periods of drought and water shortages, one such factory consumes the energy of an entire settlement.
According to Kyiv, Russia is preparing to mobilize another half a million soldiers, The Guardian learned. The measure is part of the Russian offensive planned for spring and summer. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the conscriptions will take place in January, after the Russian military command orders a conscription of 300,000 in October. The Moscow Wave regularly denies that it is preparing for the second mobilization, but the Russian leadership did so in October, when it nevertheless ordered reinforcements. The deputy head of Ukrainian military intelligence believes that new conscripts will receive two months of training.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military position a to the Crimean peninsula in nearby Herszon county. The attack sent almost 100 Russian soldiers to hospital with injuries. According to the report of the Ukrainian General Staff, the air force, as well as missile and artillery units, opened fire on a total of three Russian military posts during the day. They added that the threat of Russian air and missile strikes remains throughout Ukraine.
Washington 3 billion 750 million dollars more military supportt to Ukraine and its European allies. The U.S. State Department said the equipment would be transferred to Ukraine from the U.S. Department of Defense inventory, effective immediately. The aid package just announced also includes $225 million in military aid for the long-term development and modernization of the Ukrainian military’s capabilities. Allies can also use $682 million in military funding.
Kevin McCarthy became the new speaker of the US House of Representatives. After 15 votes, the congress managed to reach a result by dawn today. In addition to the Republican representative, Hakeem Jeffries, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, officially became the leader of the lower house of the Democrats. After the election of the Speaker of the House, the members of the House of Representatives can take their oath of office and begin legislative work. In 164 years, there was no precedent for the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons to take so long.
China suspended more than 1,100 social media accounts that criticized the Beijing government’s handling of the epidemic. In the recent period, China broke with its zero-Covid policy, which had existed for almost three years, and has since relaxed its epidemic prevention rules. With the Chinese New Year coming up in two weeks, the Ministry of Transport has asked the public to minimize the number of trips as much as possible. Since January, several European countries have tightened the rules for people entering the country from China, but South Korea, Australia and the United States have also done the same.
THE German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises that no one should travel to China if it is not necessary – the ministry wrote on Twitter. Highlighted: the number of infections since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 is currently valid in the Asian country. China’s healthcare system is overburdened, and the same applies to emergency medical care. Starting January 9, travelers from China to Germany will be required to undergo a coronavirus test.