Logistik: Teurer Diesel: Spediteure schlagen in Brief an Merz Alarm
Der Spediteursverband BGL dringt wegen der hohen Dieselpreise auf rasche Staatshilfen. Auch der Bauernverband stimmt ein. Die Senkung der Mehrwertsteuer helfe vielen nicht.
Berlin - In an open letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), freight forwarders are demanding government relief due to record-high diesel prices. The Association of Freight Forwarders BGL reports that the transportation industry, which predominantly consists of small and medium-sized enterprises, is facing a severe crisis as fuel costs rise.
The recent escalation in the Middle East has caused diesel prices to surge by approximately 60 cents per liter. For a truck driving 10,000 kilometers per month, this translates to additional costs of 1,800 Euros. For a fleet of 50 trucks, this amounts to over a million Euros in extra expenses annually. BGL's Managing Director Dirk Engelhardt emphasizes that these cost increases are increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for businesses to absorb on their own and often can only be partially passed on to clients.
High diesel prices threaten numerous small enterprises and weaken the competitiveness of the German economy. The association opposes the proposal by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) to temporarily lower the value-added tax on fuels, as this would not provide immediate relief for companies that can deduct the VAT from the federal tax office.
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