2023-10-30 18:25:00
Service station owners maintain their displeasure with the price agreement that the oil companies signed with the Government in order to keep fuels frozen until November 1.
This was indicated by the president of the Chamber of Fuel Entrepreneurs, Raul Castellanoswho spoke in “The less thought day” which is broadcast on Radio Splendidregarding the shortage that exists in various parts of the country.
Among other things, Castellano considered that The Government applied “a wrong policy” for the sector by trying to keep the price frozen.
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“Every time there is a delay in prices there are shortage problems, like what is happening now”; he indicated.
Regarding the conflict over the lack of fuel, Castellano assured that it is not new, but rather it is something they have been talking regarding “for a month.” “The shortage at service stations is generated by the delay in prices that complicate the situation.” We have already seen this movie before,” he confirmed.
“YPF is just another company, and while it is true that it has a greater share in the market because it has at least 54 or 55% of the service stations, it has the same problems as other companies. One is that a part of the fuel consumed must be imported (approximately 30% of diesel and 12% of gasoline). But what is happening is that the international price is much more expensive, double or perhaps more, so the purchase has to be made at a loss.
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“The Government made an agreement with the oil companies, an agreement that was a bit forced because the Government has control of YPF and YPF is the market leader, so the rest had no choice but to accept even if they were not very convinced.“said Castellanos in statements to Radio Splendid.
The businessman explained that the economic authorities “made a price curve with a freeze that would now end on the 31st of this month” and he said thate “evidently it is a wrong policy because it was not foreseen what was going to happen with prices that are not in line with the costs”.
It is worth remembering that yesterday Sunday in Tucumán, during a press conference, following the assumption of Osvaldo Jaldo in the governorship, Sergio Massa was very upset with the oil companies that he ordered to normalize the supply of gasoline in the local market, following a week of absence.
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