Gas station in Poland
Gasoline is expected to increase by 6 cents next Monday, but the values will still be “revised upwards”.
A considerable new influx at gas stations is expected until Sunday, as diesel and gasoline will again see a strong increase next Monday.
Especially the diesel which, according to the National Association of Fuel Dealers, will rise 10 cents per liter. TO Gasoline also goes up: 6 cents per liter.
A liter of diesel will once again exceed 2 euros, costing on average 2,055 euros. Gasoline will remain cheaper, but not by much: 1,988 euros per liter, on average.
But the vice-president of the National Association of Fuel Dealers (ANAREC), Mafalda Trigo, warned that at the end of today, Friday, the values will still be “upwardly reviewed”. In other words, they could still rise more than mentioned.
Polish model
O Left Bloc suggested a measure to control these constant increases in fuel prices, as long as .
The party this Thursday delivered a recommendation to the Government in Parliament: temporary reduction of IVA of fuels for 13% e price regulation for sale to the public.
Regulating the maximum price is something that is being applied “successfully” in Poland, country that lowered VAT on fuels from 23% to 8%.
The Bloc explains that, in this Polish model, approved just over a month ago, the Government draws up a legal formula for maximum price calculation for sale to the public.
Cinco factors These accounts include: the average national wholesale price on the previous business day; the Tax on Petroleum and Energy Products; the Road Service Contribution and other fees legally due; the maximum retail margin, which must guarantee the sustainability of operators but prevent speculative gains (in Poland it is 7 cents per liter); and ICMS.
In Poland, and thanks to this model, maximum prices are then established by the Government (as happens in Madeira and the United States) and are published daily.
Consequence: in Poland, a liter of gasoline costs 1,43 euros and the liter of diesel reaches 1,77 euros.
Nuno Teixeira da Silva, ZAP //
