Prison and fines to petrol sellers that are dishonest

In our Sunday edition Business Supplement last week, we accurately foresaw a tougher stance on the part of the government when it comes to the petrol selling industry.

In his interview on Tuesday, Deputy Minister Mr. Rovlias mentioned that the government will be relentless when it comes to suppliers of petrol that have acquired illegal equipment for their pumps that provides less petrol than what they show they are selling, therefore stealing from customers.

Traders caught stealing will have their businesses shut down and face a 5-year prison sentence. Mr. Rovlias said that the new legislation will be passed in Parliament in the next three weeks.

In reference to the increase in prices, the Deputy Minister said there has been a global increase due to the dollar/euro exchange rate.

There will be specific areas scrutinized for pricing since the Ministry has information of illegal profit at petrol stations in Crete, the Peloponnese and Epirus.
 
In Crete most petrol stations sell unleaded at 1,68 euros per litre, when in most areas of the country it sells for 1,494.