Petrol and diesel prices to increase

Super Euro more expensive than the EU average -
Petrol and diesel prices to increase
EDITOR, 14 October 2005 14:37

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ARBÖ: action Bartenstein and Grasser - Gorbach Saturday in Graz will give free bus station - OMV petrol prices rises again
Vienna - One liter of Super costs € according to recent monitoring data from the Ministry before tax by 2.3 cents more than the EU average. The ARBÖ looks for Economic Affairs Martin Bartenstein and Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, urgent action if they stand by their previous promises to reduce the so-called "Austria surcharge" on the average EU level.

Bartenstein had known this last award to be unacceptable. Grasser was threatened with a surtax on the profits of oil companies, if the average net prices for diesel and gasoline do not fall immediately to the EU average. For diesel, the ARBÖ is, almost reached this level, the "Austria surcharge" currently amounts to 0.7 cents.



Prinzhorn advocated special tax

The industrial and financial spokesman for the Freedom Party Parliamentary Group, Thomas Prinzhorn has, during the day in the Main Committee of the National Council approved partial release of strategic oil reserves to move the proposal Grasser, the domestic oil companies through a special tax to fuel price cut advocates. The establishment of an observatory on the French model is superior in order to dissuade the oil companies of their location-price hostile policy, Prinzhorn in a press release.

The goal must be to lower the fuel prices net in Austria to the European average. It is not going to charge that the oil companies continue a "Austria surcharge" of nearly 3 cents per liter. While in Germany amounts to the net price for a liter of super € 45 cents, which corresponds approximately to the EU average, would offset the oil multinationals in Austria for the same amount of almost 48 cents.

Recent statements by OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, the high oil price is making a major contribution to reducing greenhouse gases than the entire trade in CO2 certificates, Prinzhorn evaluates as "cynical and unrealistic."

Gorbach will be Saturday in Graz free dispenser

"That's lucky," however, rejoiced Vice Chancellor Hubert Gorbach, when he could Notify by on Thursday during a press conference that he expected to end on Saturday - will open the bus station in Graz for the audience - the day before the Styria-election. A first attempt was failed 14 days ago: At that time, the infrastructure minister union with a fuel canister receive the necessary infrastructure was not yet vorbreitet. Gorbach now: "Nothing is a show."

The adaptation measures in the Hohenstaufengasse completed, the business license would there be today or on Thursday, was sure to Gorbach. So far, two bus stations in Vienna-Gmünd in Erdberg and were open, others would soon follow. Also at the idea, where possible, to open gas stations operating Asfinag, he notes: "It will be checked."

Gorbach, who all claimed the canister of the union deposited in his garage and is considering its practical application still wants to be taking to open the Graz station itself: "I will make the first tank of fuel personally and clean like the slices and add oil. " A little more careful with the time the forecast was Styrian BZÖ: In a press release but they praised the "victory of reason," Advised but only for the opening "soon".

OMV raises target prices again

Now, the recommended rates again decreased by 2 cents into the air, said the OMV on Thursday afternoon. Diesel is also more expensive and costs about 2 cents so now again the same as before the price cut on Monday. On Friday, the oil companies the indicative prices for premium petrol had increased by two cents, then lowered to one cent on Monday.

The purchase prices of fuel products to the wholesale markets in Rotterdam had recently risen sharply and showed "a strong trend" upward, argued the OMV. You've already been responding "with delay". Also, the competitors have raised according to the leading Austrian oil company prices.

One liter of super gasoline costs under the target price (this applies to the most expensive gas stations, except for service stations, note) is now € 1.194 per liter, diesel 1.064 €.