Energie: Geheimer Gesetzentwurf: So soll der Spritpreisdeckel der Bundesregierung aussehen
Ministerin Reiche bringt den Preisdeckel für Benzin und Diesel auf den Weg; das Gesetz liegt dem Handelsblatt exklusiv vor. Doch es gibt Bedenken um die Versorgung – somit viele Ausnahmen.
Berlin – Federal Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) has outlined her vision for a fuel price cap, according to a draft legislation obtained by the Handelsblatt. The German government and the states agreed some weeks ago to introduce a nationwide cap to curb the high prices of gasoline and diesel caused by the Iran war. The draft law from the Federal Ministry of Economics is set to provoke discussions, as it does not go as far as what the Social Democratic Party had in mind.
The key limitation is that the law does not automatically impose a price cap. It establishes the legal framework only. The federal government can only increase the price cap sharply if gasoline and diesel prices exceed the average price increases of the rest of the EU member states by more than five percentage points for three consecutive weeks.
Under the proposed law, there would be separate maximum prices for both gasoline and diesel. The legislation aims to take effect on January 1, 2027, with the review of whether a maximum price should be introduced beginning with the second full January week.
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