Higher commodity prices and a weaker crown was the price of petrol to rise by 20 cents over the weekend.
“No oil shipped out of Iran because of the sanctions from the U.S. and the Swedish krona weakened further against the dollar in the morning,” says Johan G. Andersson, ceo of the Swedish petroleum and biodrivmedelinstitutet.
demand for gasoline in the summer, which also contributes to price increases.
“We are in a seasonal variation where prices are rising,” says Johan G. Andersson.
Facebook group ”Bensinupproret 2.0” at noon on Monday, more than 450.000 members. The group considers that Sweden has high gasoline prices and plan to hold demonstrations around the country.
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