11/23/2020 8:27 AM
Clarín.com
Economy
Updated 11/23/2020 8:27 AM
After YPF, the state majority oil company, increased the price of fuel by an average 2.5% throughout the country, with a higher percentage in Buenos Aires and the suburbs, where it reaches 2.9%, businessmen did not they ruled out further increases in the remainder of the year.
From the Confederation of Hydrocarbon and Related Trade Entities, manager Guillermo Lego stated that prices are "backward" and that they
should increase between "6 and 7%" in December
.
"There is a lack of increases from here to the end of the year. If things remain stable, in general terms we should go up 6 or 7% more, but this is not going to happen.
Possibly in December there will be an increase similar to this one
and I don't know if there will be a Tax retouching, "said the leader.
In dialogue with
El Uncover Radio
, Lego said that "it had already been diagrammed like this some time ago."
And he added: "It started at YPF and will continue in the rest of the oil companies."
The last increase had been in October.
This is the fourth of the year.
Photo: Luciano Thieberger
Over and over again, the leader stated that prices are backward and justified: "The companies have signed salary agreements, with which the labor cost has also increased. And another problem is that on average
the country is selling 65% than was normally sold
. "
After mentioning the crisis in the sector caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a scenario that affected all sectors of the economy, Lego concluded: "It has not recovered and there is no vision that it can recover in the future."
The increase announced by YPF is the fourth in almost four months
.
There were already in August, September and October.
So far, they accumulate 19% Buenos Aires.
The liter of super gasoline went to $ 63.60 from this Monday
, when it was at $ 61.84.
In the case of premium gasoline (Infinia) it is now located at $ 73.40 (it was $ 71.34).
The diesel went to $ 59.40, and was at $ 57.75.
"Premium" diesel rose from $ 67.56 to $ 69.50.
Those are the new prices for Buenos Aires.
The increase was felt stronger in Buenos Aires than in the rest of the country.
The company's goal is for the lowest fuel prices to be found in Tierra del Fuego and La Quiaca, the two extremes of the country.
In the oil company they understand that it is a way to help the rise in logistics costs not skyrocket.
"This increase is in line with the decision to
cut gaps between the Federal Capital and the rest of the provinces
", is the company's policy.
With this increase, fuel prices have already risen 19% in the year.
Until August there had been no rises.
All the delay from December 2019 to August 2020 started to be released.
In July, super gasoline was at $ 53.47, while now it is at $ 63.60.
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