Mobility costs: Mineral oil industry: Pass on fuel discount from midnight onwards
Actually, the cheaper fuel is only slowly reaching the petrol stations - but the en2x association is now announcing that it will still be just as cheap at the pumps.
On Thursday, immediately following midnight, the Fuels and Energy Economic Association (en2x) anticipates a complete continuation of the fuel rebate. Christian Küchen, the managing director of the association, stated that this reduction in energy and value-added tax will be passed on without restrictions or surcharges from New Year's Eve, as was done in May and June.
This is a result of the intense competition among Germany's 14,000 filling stations. Küchen emphasized that studies claiming otherwise often fail to account for other cost factors that change alongside tax rates, which are also crucial for pricing at filling stations.
However, there are differing opinions on this matter. During the fuel rebate in May and June, the Ifo Institute, the Monopol Commission, and even the Federal Cartel Authority concluded that the rebate was largely, though not entirely, passed on. The en2x has always contested this. The fuel rebate, a 16.7 cent per liter tax reduction, commences at midnight on October 1st, but it only applies to fuels that leave refineries and storage facilities thereafter.
It may take some time for all filling stations to receive the discount on cheap gasoline. Despite the latest fuel rebate in May, the price had already dropped significantly at most filling stations in the first night.
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