The ARBÖ advises all drivers to fill up their cars in the coming week. “Because the CO2 tax comes on October 1, and that makes fuel a good eight cents more expensive per liter,” ARBÖ chairman Peter Rezar recalled on Sunday. A full tank of a vehicle with a tank of 50 liters will cost about four euros more from next Saturday, so a rush to the gas stations can be expected next Sunday, according to the ARBÖ.
“The mineral oil companies must supply the gas stations with sufficient fuel in the coming week so that there are no bottlenecks and petrol and diesel do not run out,” Rezar warns, criticizing the government for starting the economy despite record inflation of nine. percent in August CO2 tax on 1 October.
Prices shot up
Prices of fuel and heating oil have skyrocketed in recent months. That is why the federal government’s fuel price commission started its work on Thursday. In a two-stage test, it is first determined whether there is a disproportionate price compared to other countries. If this is the case, it is checked whether the price increases were unjustified.
Diesel bottlenecks threaten
Lately, there have been occasional diesel bottlenecks throughout Europe and OMV is also struggling with delivery problems. After the Schwechat refinery can only be fully ramped up again in the first half of October due to an accident in June, it may be that diesel is no longer allowed to be offered at some filling stations in the coming weeks.
Hedwig Doloszeski, General Director of the Mineral Oil Association at the Chamber of Commerce, said: “In some cases, supply problems can arise in the Austrian gas station network. The reason for this is the high demand combined with a shortage of supply in the market.”
Source: Krone
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