While US gasoline prices fell slightly from the same period in 2021, diesel prices increased significantly. About declaration Fox Business TV presenter Stuart Varney.
“The average gasoline price in the US is $3.32 compared to $3.34 in December 2021. Diesel is still stubbornly more expensive than last year. It currently costs $5 per gallon and will cost $3.62 in December 2021,” Varney said.
According to him, the difference of $1.38 compared to last year’s values is huge. In addition, rising diesel prices negatively affected truck drivers, farmers and other citizens who use diesel the most.
He added that the current situation was caused by US President Joe Biden, who followed the wrong energy policy.
6 November Biden Wrote He reported on his Twitter that the average price of gasoline per gallon in America is $3.19. But the American Automobile Association (AAA) gives very different figures. As can be seen from the data of the association, a gallon of gasoline costs an average of $3.8 in the USA. This figure was 19 percent higher than Biden quoted.
Previously, Biden had threatened to impose an additional unexpected tax on US oil companies if they did not join the fight against the high cost of fuel.