In 1€ of Diesel, 60 Cents. Are Taxed. ANAREC Accuses Government of Making Money with Fuels.
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The president of ANAREC asks to "lower the tax burden on fuels" due to the loss of "exaggerated competitiveness" vis-à-vis Spain. Differences can vary between 30 and 40 cents.
60 cents of each euro paid for one litre of diesel correspond to taxes in Portugal. The statement is made by the president of Anarec, João Durão, who accuses the government of earning money with fuels and of lying to the Portuguese. The head of the National Association of Energy and Fuel Resellers considers that the [...]
Fuel dealers accuse the government of penalising the sector with the tax burden and warn of the daily leakage of consumers to Spain due to the difference in prices.
The difference in fuel prices between Portugal and Spain is leading more and more drivers to cross the border to supply. Resellers say they are losing competitiveness and ask the government to reduce taxes.
ANAREC alerts to the loss of competitiveness of Portuguese companies
He said that the government "must lower the tax burden on fuels" because companies are "losing excessive competitiveness" against Spain.
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