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Today in Sweden: A Roundup of the Latest News on Wednesday
VG reported that drivers are paying more after temporary tax cuts ended, while energy company OK said weak winds, little sun and high gas prices pushed costs higher.
- Diesel prices hit record highs above 31 kroner per litre on Wednesday, while raw energy prices reached their highest level since 2022, compounding costs for Norwegian consumers.
- The train strike, active since September 18, will expand from 46 to 72 drivers on Monday, October 5, after state rail operator Vy and the NLF union failed to reach an agreement.
- Conversely, the National Association of Private Kindergartens and the Trade Union Federation averted a strike across 12 municipalities on Tuesday, securing real wage growth for the frontline profession.
- Infrastructure challenges persisted in Sweden, where authorities closed the 70-year-old Strömsund Bridge along the E45 road after a heavy transport vehicle caused the structure to shift sideways and rise 50 centimetres.
- A parliamentary oversight committee will question 11 current and former ministers on Thursday, October 1, including Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, regarding potential corrupt links between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the late American Jeffrey Epstein.
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The first installment of the diesel subsidy arrives today, almost a million motorists can expect the transfer
·Budapest, Hungary
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A package of anti-crisis measures with a discount of 20 cents per litre will be introduced in October.
The demand for used diesel cars has fallen significantly, by nearly 14 percent, this year, while average supply prices have increased slightly. The market is still dominated by German brands, especially the Volkswagen Passat, while the automatic payment of the first installment of the 20,000 forint state diesel subsidy to those eligible has begun, hasznaltauto.hu reported.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Total News Sources73
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Left
55% Left
L 55%
R 36%
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