- It's not a pretty picture when we look at the fuel price boards. The crisis in the Middle East has caused prices for petrol and diesel at Polish filling stations to sometimes reach 8 PLN, and as you've shown on various stations, they exceed 8 PLN. Why do I say Tusk is fleecing Poles? - stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference.

- Do you remember the crisis from the time when PiS governed and Daniel Obajtek was the CEO of Orlen? Back then, crude oil prices, a barrel of oil on world markets, reached $120, and the dollar in Poland was at 4.30 PLN. Today, a barrel on world markets costs over $90, $30 less than then, and the dollar is also cheaper, not reaching 4 PLN. Yet, the prices are exactly the same as when Daniel Obajtek was CEO of Orlen, when PiS governed - he continued.

- Today, the state is not intervening, even though these fuel prices we see here, in Warsaw, and those that reach or exceed 8 PLN at many stations in Poland, are a drama for Polish farmers and hauliers, who are already being fleeced - he added.

- We want to help the Tusk government, which is fleecing citizens. I am submitting a draft bill, signed by PiS MPs, and I encourage other MPs to sign it if they wish, which will temporarily lower the VAT from 23% to 8% and reduce excise duty on fuel by approximately 9-10%. The aim is for Poles to feel today that the state is supporting them during the crisis. The state cannot fleece its citizens - emphasized the PiS candidate for Prime Minister.