While a year has passed since the reform of gasoline prices with the aim of reforming consumption patterns or even reducing smuggling, the government has so far officially refused to provide statistics and express these achievements.
Khodrocar - One year has passed since the petrol quota, and the exact number of savings due to the re-quota of gasoline has not been announced yet, while last year and one month after the implementation of the quota, the Minister of Oil announced the amount of savings due to this decision. Million liters per day. The issue that may have been achieved in this timely and correct action has been lost in the shadow of the corona and has been less addressed.
It was in early January of last year that Shahram Rezaei, the planning director of the Petroleum Products Distribution Company, emphasized that 20 million liters of gasoline had been saved since the beginning of the gasoline quota plan, with this account saving less than two months from the success of the quota plan.
The gas station was announced, but now, a year after the implementation of this plan, the numbers will not be announced as transparently as in the first days of implementation, and it is appropriate for the Ministry of Petroleum to announce the good achievements of this plan in its valley on the eve of its one year anniversary.
Some experts believe that the increase in the acceptance of public cars instead of private cars in the first months is due to the lack of public awareness of the quota and their consumption, and with the passage of this plan and the prevalence of Corona, the acceptance of private cars again. Increased.
According to this report, the average daily consumption of gasoline in the country from November 15 last year to the end of December 15 last year reached 76 million and 600 thousand liters per day, which is equivalent to 22 million and 100 thousand liters per day less than the first 23 days of November It was the month of last year, while the amount of gasoline consumption in the same period of 1397 was 89 million and 600 thousand liters per day.
"From the past until now, there has been abuse in the market, the gasoline quota plan was carried out with the aim of reforming the consumption pattern.” Saeed Saviz, expert of oil and energy told khodrocar reporter.
"In this situation, there were statements that due to the corona and the lack of use of private cars, it led to an increase in exports, which is undoubtedly difficult to separate the extent to which gasoline quotas have been effective in reforming consumption patterns or increasing exports. Our consumption the pattern of car use in the country and public transport infrastructure is facing problems.” He said.
"Corona or any other factor that helped reduce consumption has created a good market for products, while now Europe, China and even the United States are moving towards the production of electric vehicles, but for our neighboring countries such as Iraq or Pakistan This change will not happen so soon, so if we have a production surplus, we will have a consumer market.” He continued.
"It cannot be said that the high price of gasoline is a factor for the surplus of production, but it may be effective to a certain extent. One of the initial goals of the implementation of the quota plan was to reduce smuggling, so that with the increase in price, this measure would not be economically viable, but a year after the implementation of this plan, it is not clear whether the government has achieved this goal or not.” He said.
"One of the reasons for these questions is that governments have acted somewhat wrongly in expressing their intentions to implement a plan as well as to provide public services. Smuggling occurs when there is a consumer market with a higher price than in the country. Part of the government's revenue is provided, not the right process.” He told.
"At present, smuggling is still common in the country due to the low price of gasoline compared to neighboring countries, and if the solution is to increase the price of fuel, it is also necessary to improve the public transportation system. The bottom line is that price reform, improving consumption patterns and even reducing smuggling can be the achievements of gasoline quotas.” He mentioned.
It was in early January of last year that Shahram Rezaei, the planning director of the Petroleum Products Distribution Company, emphasized that 20 million liters of gasoline had been saved since the beginning of the gasoline quota plan, with this account saving less than two months from the success of the quota plan.
The gas station was announced, but now, a year after the implementation of this plan, the numbers will not be announced as transparently as in the first days of implementation, and it is appropriate for the Ministry of Petroleum to announce the good achievements of this plan in its valley on the eve of its one year anniversary.
Some experts believe that the increase in the acceptance of public cars instead of private cars in the first months is due to the lack of public awareness of the quota and their consumption, and with the passage of this plan and the prevalence of Corona, the acceptance of private cars again. Increased.
According to this report, the average daily consumption of gasoline in the country from November 15 last year to the end of December 15 last year reached 76 million and 600 thousand liters per day, which is equivalent to 22 million and 100 thousand liters per day less than the first 23 days of November It was the month of last year, while the amount of gasoline consumption in the same period of 1397 was 89 million and 600 thousand liters per day.
"From the past until now, there has been abuse in the market, the gasoline quota plan was carried out with the aim of reforming the consumption pattern.” Saeed Saviz, expert of oil and energy told khodrocar reporter.
"In this situation, there were statements that due to the corona and the lack of use of private cars, it led to an increase in exports, which is undoubtedly difficult to separate the extent to which gasoline quotas have been effective in reforming consumption patterns or increasing exports. Our consumption the pattern of car use in the country and public transport infrastructure is facing problems.” He said.
"Corona or any other factor that helped reduce consumption has created a good market for products, while now Europe, China and even the United States are moving towards the production of electric vehicles, but for our neighboring countries such as Iraq or Pakistan This change will not happen so soon, so if we have a production surplus, we will have a consumer market.” He continued.
"It cannot be said that the high price of gasoline is a factor for the surplus of production, but it may be effective to a certain extent. One of the initial goals of the implementation of the quota plan was to reduce smuggling, so that with the increase in price, this measure would not be economically viable, but a year after the implementation of this plan, it is not clear whether the government has achieved this goal or not.” He said.
"One of the reasons for these questions is that governments have acted somewhat wrongly in expressing their intentions to implement a plan as well as to provide public services. Smuggling occurs when there is a consumer market with a higher price than in the country. Part of the government's revenue is provided, not the right process.” He told.
"At present, smuggling is still common in the country due to the low price of gasoline compared to neighboring countries, and if the solution is to increase the price of fuel, it is also necessary to improve the public transportation system. The bottom line is that price reform, improving consumption patterns and even reducing smuggling can be the achievements of gasoline quotas.” He mentioned.
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