Vigilantes ante el IPC
La revisión al alza de la inflación de julio confirma que la energía sigue tirando de los precios y obliga a mantener las ayudas a los carburantes
The recent increase in the IPC, announced in July, serves as a stark reminder that the Iran conflict continues to exert immense pressure on energy prices. According to the INE, inflation has reached 3.6%, a tenth of a percent higher than initially predicted, with energy components playing a decisive role in its evolution. The significant rise in diesel prices that occurred in July, exceeding 15%, has led to an additional increase in subsidies for such fuel to 20 cents per liter.
This possibility was contemplated in the decree granting aid to mitigate the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East. Under normal circumstances, the 15-cent per liter discount applied to gasoline and diesel in July would have been replaced by a 10-cent discount in August (as was the case) and a five-cent discount in September.
However, this will not happen with diesel, and other fuels heavily used by certain professional sectors will also benefit from subsidies exceeding the initially anticipated amounts.
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