High costs: “Once-a-day rule” – Union and SPD assist gas mannequin like Austria | EUROtoday

The Union politician Steffen Bilger has proven himself open to fuel stations in Germany solely being allowed to extend costs as soon as a day. Before the coalition committee within the night, the First Parliamentary Managing Director of the Union faction, Steffen Bilger, stated within the NTV format “Early Start” that in Austria there’s a mannequin the place a worth can solely be set as soon as a day. This positively has one thing to supply and might be a “good and quick reaction,” stated Bilger. This will definitely be mentioned within the coalition committee within the night. As a results of the Iran conflict, gas costs have risen considerably.

With regard to the Austrian mannequin, Bilger stated he believes this can be a strategy to shield drivers from being “ripped off”. “At the moment you really have the impression that the situation is being exploited, especially when you compare how prices have developed in our border regions and in our neighboring countries.” Bilger continued: “I think it’s important that we take short-term measures. This Austrian model could be one of them.”

In Austria, costs can solely be elevated as soon as a day, at 12 p.m. They can all the time be lowered. A regulation that has been in impact since 2011 was not too long ago prolonged till the tip of 2028.

SPD proposal for Austrian mannequin

The leaders of the Union and SPD will meet on Wednesday night within the Chancellery for a gathering of the coalition committee. The SPD had already proposed adopting the Austrian mannequin. Parliamentary group chief Matthias Miersch stated: “The oil companies are obviously using war to maximize their margins. This is not only indecent, it is an attack on all people who depend on cars.”

The “once-daily rule for fuel prices” should come now, by ordinance or by legislation. In addition, transparency necessities for buy costs must be tightened.