"So. A few days ago, I was at a gas station, and the employees, due to busyness or inattention, left a CRM invoice in a visible place - a transport document for the delivery of fuel from the terminal to a specific gas station." - writes Rihards on his social media. He continues:
With a clearly visible price that the gas station paid for this volume of fuel - 0.75 €/l!
Alright, let's not jump to conclusions - this is the cost price, we need to add taxes, plus the business needs to make a profit... Let's start calculating! The excise tax currently amounts to 467 € per 1000 liters of fuel, which is 0.467 € per liter. Next, VAT - 0.16 € per liter.
Let's add everything together: 0.75 + 0.47 + 0.16 = 1.38 €/l. Profit remains. How much should be earned to pay staff salaries, settle with suppliers, and leave something for the owner? Is 20% profit reasonable? Alright, let's be generous - let's set aside 33% profit, so that fuel sellers are not offended! Then, together with taxes and a markup of 1/3, the price of fuel at this gas station should be 1.835 €/l. Do you know how much it cost this morning? 2.13 €! At other gas stations, it's about the same, the difference is a couple of cents here and there!
And now try to convince me that this price chaos is not coordinated - I urge you! I know, it's hard to believe - if I hadn't seen the document with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either. But it's true - we are effectively being robbed, and we... grit our teeth and endure.
In the comments, people advise the author to report this to the Competition Council, and also note that similar pricing schemes may be applied not only at gas stations.
