Chancellor Merz promises relief from high fuel prices

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has promised relief for citizens due to high fuel prices. “For many people who need a car every day, a load limit has been reached,” said Merz at an event organized by the foreign trade association BGA in Berlin. »I am of the opinion that we have to act.«

The “exact instruments” have not yet been determined, the Chancellor continued. “We are therefore in close contact in the federal government and with the states.” There will be a proposal “very soon.”

With regard to allegations that the oil companies were profiting from the crisis at the expense of consumers, Merz referred to the Federal Cartel Office. The authority is already “equipped with appropriate abuse supervision” to respond to “price gouging.” “But we also feel – at least from the consumer’s perspective – that that’s not enough.”