The president, Claudia Sheinbaum He called on gas businessmen not to “overdo it” by increasing the prices of these fuels without justification.
This given the effort made by the Government federal to cushion the costs of the gasolina magna and the diesel.
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“It cannot be that there are gas stations that are cheatingly raising the price despite the fact that support is being given so that the price does not rise so much, neither for gasoline nor for diesel,” Sheinbaum
During the Morning This Monday, the president highlighted that the strategy to avoid increases represents a decrease of more than 5 billion pesos weekly due to the reduction of the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS).
He explained that this amount is part of the support that his administration maintains to protect Mexican families against the rise in energy prices.
The increase is due to the war in Iranwhich keeps the narrow of Hormuzthrough which much of the oil on a global scale.
War in Iran creates increase
Sheinbaum explained that, although the Government stops receiving those resources, part of the pressure is compensated with around 3 billion of pesos weekly additional obtained by Pemex due to the rise in the price of oilso the net support is around 2 billion of pesos every week.
In this context, he stated that there is no justification for raising the prices to the public.
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He stated that the agreement with businessmen in the sector continues to maintain regular gasoline in 24 pesos or less per liter.
In addition to adding a commitment so that the diesel do not exceed the 28.28 pesos per liter.
The president stressed that, if the stimulus did not exist, the cost of fuel would be considerably higher for the consumers.
He also pointed out that “gasoline today should be costing about 33 pesos, the subsidy that is being given, the decrease of the tax“It is 9 pesos, more or less, per liter.”
“We compensate by reducing the IEPS taxes on gasoline, so that the price of gasoline and diesel does not increase. In the case of Magna gasoline, there is an agreement with the gas stations to keep it at 24 pesos or less and they agreed,” he recalled.
Extra effort
His administration reviews whether it is possible to make an additional effort to further contain the price of the dieselconsidering that the support for the fuels has a direct effect on the economy everyday of millions of peoplefrom those who use a private vehicle to productive sectors that depend on transport of merchandise.
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“To give you an idea, in one week what the government is failing to receive from the IEPS tax is more than 5 billion pesos, in one week… So, it is a very important support that is being given to Mexican families and it cannot be that they go too far,” he said.
Given this, the President instructed the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) to reinforce supervision at the country’s service stations to verify that prices are not raised without reason.
In some points they have already been detected undue increasesdespite the fact that fiscal support precisely seeks to prevent increases in magna gasoline and diesel.
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