Monday, May 30, 2022

Gas Shortage This Week in Germany?

 Well.....it goes this way.

The Bundestag passed a 90-day discount on the gas tax....figure around 32-euro cents off the normal E-10 fuel cost (per liter).  Today?  Gas runs at 2.10 Euro per liter, for reference.  Come Wed, in theory, gas would be 1.78 per liter.

Stations started talking about how they are handling this.  They AREN'T ordering more fuel...intending on Wed AM to buy more fuel at the rate from the distribution centers.  

So there's some feeling that come Tuesday.....some stations will be out of fuel, and by Wed AM....when the discount should hit....a fair number will be operating with no fuel available until the delivery occurs.

Massive issue for Wed/Thur?  In some areas, I suspect so.  But the reality should be a functioning system by Thursday afternoon.  

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