The National Association of fuel retailers (Anadegas) yesterday rejected that the government establish fuel subsidies to carriers and entities, understanding that this generates corruption and distortion in the market.
Juan Matos, president of Anadegas, at a press conference pointed out that if the authorities return to deliver gasoline and diesel to carriers – via drivers’ unions – tanks will be installed again in neighborhood and city yards and that would distort the marketing of fuels. .
He added that fuel subsidies enrich the pockets of individuals and also harm the General State Budget, because the money from taxes that must be paid does not reach the most vulnerable sectors of the nation, which do need it.
Anadegas understands that if the Government wants to apply subsidies to carriers, it must do so through a method that works with transparency. He suggests applying it through a diesel bonus card, so that it is supplied through the stations that operate under the regulation of the authorities.
The opinion-reaction of the organization arises after -allegedly- officials of the current government management held meetings with representatives of the chauffeur wing, and after data was circulated on the subject of the fuel subsidy.
another approach
In yesterday’s meeting with the media, Juan Matos assured that the increases in fuel prices push the rise in certain services and products at the internal level.
However, the organization that Matos directs recognizes that it is largely due to factors that are difficult to control, given that the international price is the cause of these increases. Anadegas was founded on July 23, 1959, by 33 retailers of gasoline and other crude derivatives.
