#fuel

It was encouraging to hear Finance Minister Makis Keravnos defending the government’s decision to end the subsidy of all electricity bills and the reduction of the consumer tax on ...

The government is due to announce stricter controls at crossings to clamp down on abuses related to the purchase of fuel from the north, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on ...

Police have confiscated 160 litres of petrol, as well as 107 boxes of cigarettes and 12 boxes of tobacco, from a vehicle on the road between the villages of Kato Moni and Menoiko. ...

The abolition of the tax freeze on fuels and electricity sends the message that the government is out of touch with society, Peo union claimed on Wednesday. “The decision shows ...

Fuel and electricity prices are set to rise as of July 1 following expiration of the relief measures for consumers introduced last year. According to Finance Ministry permanent secretary, George Panteli, ...

The European Union can learn from Spain and Portugal’s mechanism to cap the price of gas used in power generation, although the scheme is not suitable to immediately roll ...

The island’s disgruntled petrol station owners on Wednesday urged the government to intervene over the issue of consumers buying fuel from the occupied territories in the north, and are ...

Petrol station owners have threatened to up the stakes in the ongoing fuel row with the north as their legal team on Tuesday said they will report the Republic to ...

Inflation increased by 10.9 per cent year on year in July driven by hikes in electricity, which rose 61.7 per cent and fuel 44.1 per cent during the period, the statistical services announced ...

The House plenary is holding an extraordinary session on Tuesday after President Nicos Anastasiades sent back three bills approved by MPs recently – two relating to VAT on electricity and fuel ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to sign off on and has sent back to parliament three bills passed by the House recently – two relating to VAT on electricity and fuel, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday urged patience as he awaits the attorney general’s opinion on whether bills approved by the House plenary on Thursday regarding VAT on fuel and ...

Despite the government’s attempts to gather proposals to tackle rising prices and inflation, some are already expressing their discontent over the expected outcome and point fingers at the government’...

Following the rise in prices that has been at the centre of disputes and protests all over Cyprus in recent weeks, potato farmers said on Thursday they will also take ...

Cyprus fuel prices have surged in line with those abroad, but are still among the lowest in the EU, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Friday, adding that based on ...

Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) customs officials have revealed regular operations at the Pergamos and Strovilia crossing points have made a significant dent in the illegal smuggling of fuel from the ...

The price of oil has surged to its highest level since 2008 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding to airline costs at a time when carriers have been struggling to ...

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Shipping announced on Friday the expiration of the deadline for the submission of tenders to establish a passenger maritime link between Cyprus and Greece, as ...

Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north, disrupting rush hour traffic ...

Queues have formed at gas stations in the north after two companies, K-Pet and AlPet announced they would stop selling fuel as of Wednesday, reports said. The two companies announced ...

Britain’s most energy intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could ...

State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t have to foot the ...