Chef for det tyske kartelkontor, Mundt, forventer faldende brændstofpriser

Bonn. Andreas Mundt, præsident for det tyske forbundskartelkontor (Bundeskartellamt), forventer, at benzin- og dieselpriserne snart vil falde. Årsagen er de faldende råoliepriser efter våbenhvilen mellem USA og Iran.

Brændstofpriserne i Tyskland er steget markant siden starten på Iran-krigen. Andreas Mundt, præsident for forbundskartelkontoret, står over for kritik for ikke at gribe ind. I et interview med Handelsblatt udtalte han, at kortsigtede prisindgreb ikke er hans agenturs ansvar.

"Vi er ikke en prisreguleringsmyndighed, der blot fastsætter eller sænker priser," sagde Mundt. Kontoret kan ikke forhindre prischok, men sikrer, at manglende konkurrence ikke forværrer dem.

Efter faldet i råoliepriserne grundet våbenhvilen mellem USA og Iran forventer Mundt hurtige prisreduktioner på tankstationerne. "Faldende råoliepriser er et klart signal – og det bør snart kunne ses ved standeren," understregede han.

Mundt giver dog ikke bilisterne grønt lys endnu. Han planlægger tiltag for at styrke konkurrencen på tankstationerne, herunder "tolv-tids-reglen", som vil komme bilisterne til gode.

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