Tank discount: tenant speaks plain language - do consumers look in the tube?
Criticism also from the ADAC
Created: 06/11/2022, 10:35 p.m
By: Felix Herz
The tank discount has been intended to relieve consumers since June 1st.
The oil companies, on the other hand, are benefiting from the high fuel prices.
© Sven Hoppe/dpa
The tank discount has been in effect in Germany since June 1st.
But will the reduced energy tax fizzle out?
The ADAC criticized - because the fuel prices are picking up again.
Bamberg – Great hopes were placed in the tank discount.
Motorists throughout Germany should benefit from the reduced energy tax that was introduced to counteract the rising fuel costs.
The tank discount has been in effect since June 1 – the principle sounds simple: the energy tax was reduced to the minimum applicable in the EU for a limited period of time.
Tank discount: ADAC criticism – does the energy tax not reach the consumer?
On June 1st, the prices for petrol and the like fell noticeably.
According to ADAC, the cost of the Super E10, for example, fell by 27.3 cents compared to the previous day without a fuel discount.
However, according to the ADAC report, this was not a complete transfer of the tax cut.
But that's not all: Since then, fuel prices have even been rising sharply again.
Compared to June 1, Super E10 cost 7.0 cents more on June 7, according to ADAC, diesel 6.4 cents more.
ADAC fuel price expert Christian Laberer comments on the situation in clear terms in the ADAC report:
The prices are still very high.
As a neutral body, the Cartel Office must determine that the discount is not being used, and politicians should act.
Because at the moment the taxpayer is promoting the profits of the mineral oil industry, which is apparently using the crisis situation to maximize profits at the expense of consumers.”
ADAC fuel price expert Christian Laberer
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Tank discount "to the advantage of the group": Gas station tenant extremely frustrated
A gas station tenant spoke anonymously with
infranken.de
.
She said they get all the frustration from consumers, and it's not their fault that the energy tax cut isn't passed on in full to consumers.
"It was all to the advantage of the group," said the anonymous gas station tenant from the greater Bamberg area to
infranken.de
.
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It is a long way from a pre-war level.
The current price developments are erratic, she can no longer recommend times when the price is cheapest.
"In my opinion, everything is on purpose," says the frustrated tenant.
After all: According to
spiegel.de
, the President of the Federal Cartel Office, Andreas Mundt, announced on June 2 that he would keep a very close eye on the oil companies.
So far, his conclusion is likely to be sobering.
(fhz)
