2023-08-24 03:15:00
He fasted Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary (PASO) elections Along with the devaluation of the peso, suppliers were also hit. August had two fuel increases: one of 4.5% and another of 12% average in the country. With this rise, from January to now gasoline increased 74% in Neuquén. Know how much money it takes to fill a tank.
According to official data from the National Energy Secretariat, which surveyed Power Onin the accumulated from January to August of this year, the pumps in Neuquén capital registered increases of 76.42% in the case of Super gasoline and another 74.52% the Premium.
PTo fill a 40-liter tank with Super gasoline in January -one of the smallest capacities-, 5,260 pesos were required. In August, it is necessary to have 9,280. In the case of the Premium, at the beginning of the year it was necessary to invest 6,720 pesos to fill a tank, while in August, more than 11,700 pesos are required.
In the case of diesel, the accumulation was lower. The suppliers of Neuquén capital registered increases from January to August 65.26% in the case of the cheapest and 59.51% in the first line. If we take a 100-liter tank as an example, in January you had to invest 23,220 pesos to fill it with Premium diesel. In August, 37,040 pesos are required.
As for the cheapest diesel, in January 17,360 pesos were needed while in August you have to invest 28,690 to fill a 100-liter tank. Regarding CNG, the rise was 62.86%.
Fuel increase: how was the relationship with inflation in July
From January to July, the price of fuels recorded increases that remained below inflation. Until last month gasoline had increased more than 48%a lower percentage than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) accumulated in the same month, which was 64% in Neuquén.
The cumulative increase in gasoline up to July was 14% below the CPI, thus widening the margin between inflation and fuel prices compared to June. Last week, Economy Minister Sergio Massa reported that fuel prices will be frozen until October 31, which would further expand this margin.
Fuel prices had consecutive increases since November last year through August as part of the Fair Prices program. In August, the last month of the program, there were two increases. One of 4.5% and another of 12% on average at the national level. This second increase was finally confirmed after the results of the STEP.
The Secretary of Energy of the Nation, Flavia Royón, explained in a dialogue with Radio Con Vos that “every 10% increase in fuels, the impact on inflation is 0.3% direct effect and 0.3% indirect effect . In total, the impact that it should have on inflation is 0.6%. We talked with the sector to have price paths and, in fact, last year they have been below inflation.
Increase in fuels: what stationers say after the freeze announcement
In addition to the agreement on the Fair Prices Program between national authorities y the owners of refineries and oil companies, a price freeze was added until October 31. Despite the fact that fuel prices closely followed inflation, station owners rejected these government measures because “make our business unviable and condemn it to ruin«, when explaining that there is a price gap since the freeze in the pandemic.
“We do not question that the Government can adopt the emergency measures it deems necessary for the country’s economy, and to protect the pockets of consumers, but thethey must be accompanied by complementary and urgent measuresthat mitigate the devastating effect that is being caused to the service stations, “they remarked from the Confederation of Hydrocarbons and Related Trade Entities (Cecha).
For this reason, they announced that they will initiate measures of force “in a staggered manner and as soon as possible” such as the night closing of service stations in the country and the freezing of joint negotiations in progress, among others.
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