Greek gas station owners call for lower taxes on fuel as prices hike

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Greek gas station owners call for lower taxes on fuel as prices hike

STORY: Greek gas station owners call for lower taxes on fuel as prices hike DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a gas station in Athens 2. SOUNDBITE (Greek): MARIA ZAGKA, President of Attica's gas station owners' association 3. various of traffic on streets of Athens 4. various of the gas station STORYLINE: Fuel prices in Europe have been surging amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to data from the Greek Development and Investments Ministry, the average price of unleaded gasoline in the country has exceeded 2 euros (2.19 U.S. dollars) per liter and diesel follows closely, while on Jan. 1, 2022, the prices were 1.74 euros per liter and 1.68 euros per liter respectively. Gas station owners call for immediate easing of taxation on fuel. According to Maria Zagka, president of Attica's gas station owners' association, when car owners cannot afford fuel and consumption decreases, the government will eventually receive fewer revenues from

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