Gas station refuses to reduce prices, hangs up sign closed due to Covid in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The gas station in Yen Thanh district not only hung a sign saying it was temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 epidemic but also delayed in reducing prices...
According to the report, on March 30, Thuong Ha gas station in Duc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Nghe An) hung a sign saying "temporarily closed due to Covid-19". Before that, until 10pm on March 29, this gas station still did not lower the price of gas according to regulations.
Mr. Tran Toan, Market Management Team No. 1 in Dien Chau District, Yen Thanh, said that the market management force is currently handling this gas station. The penalty for this behavior will be from 40-60 million VND, and at the same time, the amount of gas sold at a higher price than the market price will be recovered.
Previously, from 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Ministry of Finance decided to adjust the price of E5RON92 gasoline down by VND 4,100/liter; RON95-III gasoline down by VND 4,252/liter; diesel 0.05S down by VND 1,776/liter; kerosene down by VND 2,705/liter; and fuel oil 180CST 3.5S down by VND 1,048/kg.
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| Yen Thanh residents buy gasoline to stock up. Photo taken at 5 p.m. on April 1 at the gas station in Block 3, Yen Thanh town. Photo: Van Truong |
In Yen Thanh district, people were seen waiting with cans and bottles to buy gasoline and oil for storage. Ms. Tran Thi Minh in Dong Thanh commune said: We saw that gasoline prices were low, people were buying to store, so we also went to the gas station to buy some to use, in case gasoline prices increased again.
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| People buy gasoline to stock up in Yen Thanh town. Photo: Van Truong |
The representative of Market Management Team No. 1 said that market management only checks and monitors gasoline prices according to regulations. At this time, local authorities of communes, towns and districts must actively propagate to people not to buy gasoline in reserve, because the Ministry of Industry and Trade affirms that the domestic gasoline supply always meets the needs of production and business enterprises and the consumption needs of the people.
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| At the gas station in Doi Cung hamlet, Hoa Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, people are taking advantage of the opportunity to buy gasoline and oil to stock up. Photo: Van Truong |
Buying and hoarding gasoline will pose many potential risks to fire safety, threatening the lives and property of the hoarders and the community. In addition, gathering in large numbers to buy gasoline can lead to the risk of infection and spread of disease, and not comply with the ban of the Prime Minister and localities in the matter of Covid-19 epidemic prevention.
From 3:00 p.m. this afternoon (March 15), gasoline prices have dropped sharply.
The retail price of gasoline was scheduled to be adjusted tomorrow afternoon, March 16. However, to support people in the context of the epidemic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance decided to reduce the retail price of gasoline one day earlier.
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