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Estonian car dealerships see signs of upturn
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (288+ words) Dealers are looking to the future with cautious optimism, but do not expect a return to pre-car-tax sales figures anytime soon. According to The Estonian Association of Automobile Sales and Service Companies (AMTEL), new car sales in the first quarter…...
Estonians running cars on cooking oil in the face of soaring diesel prices
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (374+ words) Resourceful Estonians who own an older diesel car have turned to supermarkets instead of gas stations to power their commute in the face of high world market oil prices. While the trend is in no way isolated to Estonia, some…...
Business groups seek EU minimum for diesel excise in Estonia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (341+ words) Estonian transport, logistics, and fuel'sector organizations have proposed to the government and the Riigikogu that the diesel fuel excise duty be temporarily reduced to the European Union minimum level " that is, to 330 euros per 1000 liters. The representatives of the organizations…...
Lowering diesel excise duty is a foolish idea, says Estonia's finance minister
1+ week, 2+ day ago (683+ words) Minister of Finance J'rgen Ligi (Reform) does not support a reduction in diesel excise duty to help drivers amid the surging global oil prices due to the Iran war. Compared with February, retail diesel prices have risen by more than…...
Finance minister: Estonia will not slash excise duties on motor fuels
2+ week, 3+ day ago (389+ words) Finance Minister J'rgen Ligi said the government does not plan to lower fuel excise duties as a very generous tax relief has already been granted by canceling previously planned excise increases. According to J'rgen Ligi, the government does not plan…...
Estonia runs out of time to acquire new icebreaker before Tarmo retired
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (449+ words) By 2028, Estonia's fleet of three icebreakers will be reduced to two unless the state finds a replacement for Tarmo, which is expected to cease operations in two years. The icebreaking season in Estonian waters is not yet over, said State…...
New Euroguard warship taking shape at Estonia's Baltic Workboats
3+ week, 1+ day ago (866+ words) Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats is constructing the new Euroguard warship, which should serve as a prototype for several European navies. ERR's 'Pealtn'gija' visited the shipyard. "There is not a great deal of military industrial capability in Estonia. Our history has…...
Estonia kept fuel excise duty hikes info from European Commission since 2020
3+ week, 2+ day ago (296+ words) Estonia has not reported fuel excise hikes to the European Commission over the past five or so years, Postimees reported, raising questions at a time of soaring gas and diesel prices at the pump. Politicians had, Postimees wrote, often stated…...
Price of diesel breaks all-time record in Estonia
3+ week, 3+ day ago (245+ words) The price at the pump of a liter of diesel rose to "2. 169 on Monday for an all-time high. Estonian fuel retailers raised prices late this morning, with gasoline increasing to "1. 949 per liter and diesel to "2. 169 per liter. As recently as…...
Estonian retailers: High price of diesel here to stay until Iran crisis resolved
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