The price rises of vehicle natural gas rises, but Ji'nan's brother makes less than 700 yuan a month.
source: Shun Net - Ji'nan daily
since February 14th this year, the average price of natural gas in urban vehicles is up 0.6 yuan. Due to no advance notice, the price hike has caught many consumers off guard, especially taxi drivers who account for the majority of consumer groups. The major refueling stations were also pushed to the top of the storm and questioned by the outside world. Why did the price of natural gas increase? Reporter recently conducted an investigation and interview.
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20 yuan per day. "The previous 3 pieces of gas, now rising prices, the daily increase in air will be more than more than 20 more, more than half a month, a month down to earn more than 700 less, even if the price will continue to increase later." In March 1st, Ji'nan's "taxi driver" told the reporters about his worries.
March 4th, the reporter came to a filling station in Huaiyin District. There are only a couple of taxis to add gas to the scene of the taxi queuing in the past. Coincidentally, a large filling station located in Tianqiao District is also left behind.
survey, the reporter learned that, in the face of the price rise, many taxi drivers do not understand, while more is concerned about the fact that the price rises. "In advance, no notice is required to raise the price. If we increase the price, we will be afraid to go up again. How will we earn if we go on like this?" said a driver of Ji'nan Hengtong rental.
gas station trapped "low price competition" buried hidden danger
interview, the reporter learned that early in this year, the city's car use gas has been slightly higher, from 3.28 yuan / cubic meters to 3.38 yuan / cubic meters. It was not until February 14th that the price of natural gas in urban areas rose to 3.98 yuan per cubic meter.
in the face of this price rise, one of the industry in a gas station in Ji'nan said that since last year, every gas station in the city has pulled customers down by a low price, leading to a "fall" in gas prices, but the consequences of the vicious competition are repeated losses in the gas station, and this price rise is also a kind of reluctancy to resist the vicious competition. Behavior.
this sudden price increase is reasonable? To this, the City Price Bureau staff said that the price adjustment is still under the city government issued a benchmark price of 4.2 yuan / cubic meters, so it does not belong to the government price regulation.
the increase in price of transportation, human cost increases
car use of natural gas prices, at the same time, let low price malignant competition of the big gas stations "a sigh of relief." However, in the face of external doubts, some brands of filling stations are also suffering from the "war of words" of consumers.
"price increase is not an end. It is more conducive to the development of the industry if we bid farewell to vicious competition, and the rise of various costs is the main reason to drive up the price." A stationmaster at a gas station in Ji'nan said the increase was mainly due to the increase in transportation and manpower costs.
"like transport vehicles at night can not go high speed, all kinds of costs are also rising prices, low price competition is no longer suitable for industry development." The stationmaster said that, in the long run, malignant competition is not a long-term policy, the standard of market order should follow the law of price, and the adjustment of the price of vehicle natural gas should also be determined according to its cost and market demand.