At the end of Easter, the oil companies also used lunchtime for significant surcharges. The average price for a liter of Super E10 rose by 6.6 cents to an average of 2.235 euros. Also Diesel rose by 6.6 cents to an average of 2.487 euros. According to the assessment of ADAC The prices for both types of fuel are still too high.
According to the ADAC, diesel fuel even reached a new all-time high on Easter Sunday. Accordingly, diesel cost an average of 2.440 euros per liter yesterday, 1.5 cents more than the day before. The increase in Super E10 was more moderate at 0.7 cents: drivers had to pay an average daily average of 2.191 euros per liter for fuel.
Since April 1st, fuel prices at gas stations have only been allowed to go up once a day at 12:00 p.m be increased. The model is Austria, where this procedure has been used for a long time. Since the beginning of April, prices in Germany have continued to rise. For comparison: Last Monday – before the rule was introduced – the nationwide daily average price for Super E10 was 2.087 euros per liter, diesel cost 2.295 euros.
ADAC criticizes the actions of the oil companies
Reductions are permitted at any time, but for days now the only thing that has been going is upwards, the ADAC said. The increase from Wednesday to Thursday “was still partly understandable because Crude oil “It became significantly more expensive from one day to the next and its price rose from 100 to 110 dollars,” the automobile club continued. “However, this development did not occur on the Easter weekend due to closed trading centers.”
It is therefore becoming increasingly clear that “oil companies are using the once-daily increase option for a risk surcharge,” the club explained. The Federal Cartel Office and the state authorities would now have to intervene.
Coalition discusses relief in task force
In view of these developments, Union parliamentary group vice-president Sepp Müller has taken quick and targeted action Reliefs for particularly affected citizens and companies. One possibility for this is the motor vehicle tax: “This can be done, for example, specifically through the vehicle tax for small and medium incomes and businesses,” said Müller. Additional government revenue from the increased energy prices as a result of the Iran war would have to be returned quickly.
The coalition factions of the CDU/CSU and SPD had set up a joint task force to discuss aid in view of high energy prices as a result of the Iran war. The federal government’s audit orders included an excess profits tax linked to the price of oil Fuel price cap as well as a reduction in energy and electricity taxes, but also a reduction in vehicle tax. The results should be available by next Friday.
The Iran war continues to have a significant impact on oil prices. The price of North Sea Brent crude oil for delivery in June rose to over 111 US dollars per barrel (159 liters) at the start of the week. That’s almost $40 more than before the war began.