Fuel is almost as expensive as in the record year 2012. It cannot be ruled out that the record highs will still be broken this year.
Now a federal minister calls on another federal minister to act in a letter.
Berlin - Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer has called on Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to prepare short-term effective countermeasures in the event of further sharp increases in energy and fuel prices. Citizens and companies would then have to be financially relieved, writes Scheuer (CSU) in a letter to Scholz (SPD). "This serves our common approach that mobility in our country must remain affordable." The letter is available to the German press agency from government circles.
"At the moment we are still well below two euros in terms of fuel prices," writes Scheuer.
The liter of E10 currently costs around 1.65 euros, the liter of diesel around 1.50 euros, only individual “high-performance fuels” come close to the 2-euro mark.
"However, should the normal gasoline price still exceed the 2 euro mark this year, this increase would no longer be acceptable for many people in a very short space of time - despite the progress we have made in the market penetration of alternative drives."
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Scheuer had already called for a "fuel price brake".
The letter to Scholz states that the federal government is benefiting from rising energy and fuel prices as a side effect of increasing revenues from VAT.
"Therefore we should use financial leeway to relieve the many people who are currently dependent on their car for their daily commute to work."
Some EU member states such as France and Spain have already reacted to rising energy prices with relief measures.
"In my opinion, Germany should be prepared for a further rise in energy prices so that, for example, if gasoline prices rise above the 2 euro mark, we can react immediately in the interests of the people and companies in our country."
Scheuer also writes to Scholz: "I would therefore ask you to prepare effective countermeasures in the short term in the event of a further steep rise in energy and fuel prices in order to be able to relieve citizens and companies financially."
Diesel and Super E10 had reached nine-year highs, as the ADAC announced on Wednesday.
Only in the record year 2012 was fuel a few cents more expensive, but the gaps are shrinking noticeably.
According to the ADAC and the Mineral Oil Industry Association, the most important driver is crude oil prices, which were recently in the region of multi-year highs.
In addition, the stronger dollar is noticeable as crude oil is settled in the US currency.
In the case of diesel, there is also the fact that the rising demand for heating oil will also drive the price up in autumn.
In addition, both associations referred to the CO2 price of 25 euros per ton introduced by the state, which has been paid since the beginning of the year and makes fuel more expensive.
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