Government Implements Gas Stations After Fuel Increase by 10 Cents From Monday

The government has assured that it will monitor prices at petrol stations so that the 20-cent bonus does not lose its effectiveness after some petrol stations raised prices by more than 10 cents in recent days, Europe Press reports.

This was stated by the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda Raquel Sanchez in a statement to the press from Congress, where he specified that the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) will control that there should be no suspicious growth. .

Regulatory sources explain to Europa Press that within its competence in terms of competition and supervision, it already carries out supervisory tasks on a daily basis and intervenes in case of any anomalies.

In any case, they point out that this is a market that is already very transparent, because any citizen can see in real time the prices in each of the more than 11,500 gas stations in the country in real time. Ministry of Ecological Transition.

While some gas stations have price increases, mainly due to low-cost gas stations and the business operating balance – in any case the remaining number of gas stations – the average increase since Monday when this bonus was announced was 20. cent for all citizens, it is limited to 1%.

This was calculated by the Confederation of Employers of Service Stations of Spain (CEEES) based on data from the ministry, which estimates 95 petrol at 1.81 euros and diesel A at 1.85 euros, averaging across the country on Wednesday morning. Last Friday, before the reduction was announced, petrol was 1.81 euros and diesel 1.83 euros, so there was virtually no variation.

CNMC Supervision Mandate

Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Reyes Maroto also confirmed from Congress that the CNMC has this oversight mandate, not just for petrol stations, but for all economic sectors.

“If we are to stop the rise in fuel prices, the responsibility of those who now operate in the sector must be to build trust and confidence, and that people and companies can really see that the measures are effective,” he added. Maroto.

Gas station business organizations have warned that it will be impossible to advance customer discounts, which are estimated at an average of € 1,000 per petrol station per day, which could damage the continuity of many petrol stations, especially those operated by small and medium-sized businesses. Makes up 70% of the total.