Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob announced restrictions on fuel sales on Sunday, amid pressure from the Middle East conflict on gas station supplies, dpa reported.
Under the new measures, each driver will be able to buy a maximum of 50 liters of gasoline or diesel per day, while companies are allowed 200 liters per day, according to Agerpres.
The prime minister said at a press conference in Ljubljana that the decision is effective immediately.
It is unclear how the restrictions will be enforced in practice, dpa reported.
In Slovenia, fuel prices have long been regulated by the state and are relatively low; a liter of 95 octane gasoline costs 1.466 euros. However, the cap no longer applies to gas stations on the highway, where prices are around 1.70 euros.
Low prices have attracted so-called fuel tourism from Slovenia’s neighboring countries, especially Austria and Italy, since the start of the Middle East war.
Golob explained that this trend is the main reason for introducing restrictions.
He assured that national fuel reserves are still sufficient, the only problem being the speed of deliveries to gas stations.
