What happened?
Although this Thursday the price of gasoline had a significant drop, for some drivers it is still insufficient, which is why they call on reduce the specific tax.
What is the reason for the decrease in the price of gasoline?
According to Enap, 93 and 97 octane gasoline had a reduction of $30.1 per literwhile diesel registered a drop of $22 per liter.
All about gasoline price
The Economist Francisco Castaneda explained that the drop in fuel prices is due, first of all, “to the systematic fall in the price of the dollar in recent weeks and the price of oil internationally has remained relatively stable after a significant rise that had”.
Is it possible to reduce the specific tax?
The price of gasoline is made up of the Specific tax on fuelswhich corresponds to 45.9% of the final value in the sale of 93 and 97 octane gasoline, and a 23.2% of the final value of diesel oil.
THE LAST
Although his decrease implies a drop in tax collectionthis measure is gaining more and more strength among drivers, who have even made requests and summons to the government to reduce by 50%.
“We as motorists want concrete solutions. We want a permanent reduction of the specific taxbecause it is no longer justified to fix streets or roads, because all of that is under concession,” he said. Patricio Acostapresident of Furious Motorists.
The initiative is supported by some parliamentarians. Such is the case of Senator Rojo Edwardswho assured that “the fuel tax is a burden for middle class families. I think we should think about lowering this tax in order to equalize it with the diesel tax”.
The initiative is not on the Government’s agenda
The Government, for its part, assures that this request It is not on the agenda in the short term.
“The stabilization process in fuel prices in Chile implies that, when there are great upward pressures, These are at a low pace”explained the Minister of Economy, Nicolas Grau.
According to the Secretary of State, “when there is good news like today, in which gasoline prices begin to drop, It’s also gradual.”
For now, the relief will be more extensive for drivers, since analysts estimate that in three more weeks the new gasoline adjustment will bring another drop of $30 per liter.
