Balgarianovinite.com The price of diesel at gas stations in Bulgaria has increased by 37% since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East, while the price of petrol has risen by 18.7%, according to data published on Sunday on the National Revenue Agency’s website.
The average price of diesel in the country reached EUR 1.74 as of Saturday, April 4, representing a 37% increase compared to February 28, when the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.
During the same five-week period, the average retail price of A95 petrol increased by 18.7% to EUR 1.46 per liter, according to NRA data.
The NRA publishes daily updates on its website with current average retail fuel prices, as well as monthly statistical data on the changes in diesel and A95 gasoline prices. To calculate the average prices, information is used from fiscal receipts issued at fuel sales, which the NRA receives from traders.
On February 28, the average price of A95 petrol in Bulgaria was EUR 1.23 per liter, and diesel fuel was EUR 1.27 per liter.
Following the start of the US-Israeli offensive against Iran at the end of February and the subsequent Iranian retaliatory strikes against countries in the region, crude oil prices surged sharply, leading to an increase in fuel prices worldwide. Many countries implemented measures to counter rising energy costs.
In Bulgaria, the caretaker government of Prime Minister Andrey Gurov approved a compensation scheme, under which end consumers of A95 petrol and diesel can receive a monthly compensation of EUR 20 if, over three consecutive days, the price per liter of A95 or diesel reaches or exceeds EUR 1.60. The average diesel price reached EUR 1.60 per liter for three consecutive days on March 24, triggering the measure.
The compensation is available to all individuals who, in 2025, received an average monthly income of EUR 652.41 or less, which is twice the poverty line for that period, or an average monthly gross income for 2024 of EUR 537.88 or less, also twice the poverty line for 2024.
Labor Minister Hasan Ademov said on Sunday that around 50,900 applications have been submitted for the additional EUR 20 compensation for the rise in fuel prices. Additional applications are expected through the Ministry of e-Government, which means the total number of submitted applications will likely exceed 60,000, Ademov added. Fuel Prices Up by Between 18.7% and 37% During First Five Weeks of Iran War 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-05 13:58:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law