The German fuel‑station interest group (TIV) welcomed the federal government’s proposal that price hikes would be limited to a single increase per day. “This is a very good and important step in the right direction, because setting a reference price that can only go down after it is fixed finally gives motorists predictability and reliability” TIV spokesman Herbert Rabl told the “Rheinische Post”. With this measure, he believes calm will return to filling stations, replacing the justified unease that prevails today. Minister Reiche has taken up one of the association’s main demands and is now implementing the “Österreichisches Modell”.
Rabl added that Austria is even taking a further step: the country plans to allow fuel prices to be fixed only on three days a week, after which revisions can only be downward. “That would also be a good, further‑developed model for Germany” he said.
The spokesperson also noted that, together with the release of oil reserves, this measure is aimed at stabilising petrol prices. “However, whether the prices will drop as sharply as they have risen is still in the hands of the large corporations and their profit policy” Rabl concluded.