Tag: Gas price
US: Joe Biden under pressure at home over inflation and migration. – Politics
Of Hubert Wetzel, Washington After all, Joe Biden has overcome a crisis: The baseball season in the USA starts this Thursday. Just a few weeks ago, it looked as if…
UK: Finance Minister Rishi Sunak in crisis – Economy
Rishi Sunak had the best chance of replacing Prime Minister Johnson. But ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, the British politician has been under massive pressure – and has made one…
UK Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak compares himself to Will Smith – Economy
Rishi Sunak had the best chance of replacing Prime Minister Johnson. But ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been under a lot of pressure –…
Relief package: fuel discount sends the wrong signal – one comment – Economy
Whenever there is talk of a “long night sitting”, there are different messages. Sometimes the points of view of the discussants are so different that it took the strength of…
Public transport: diesel price endangers local transport – economy
Mathias Merz needs 300,000 liters of diesel every year to operate his bus fleet. He has 20 vehicles in his depot, mostly regular-service buses, only a few coaches. Its home…
Rising petrol prices: Visiting a gas station in the Czech Republic – Panorama
The sliding door to the gas station opens and a man in work shoes and trousers from the German brand Engelbert Strauss steps over the threshold. “Dobrý den”, he says,…
Why a fuel price brake would be ineffective – Economy
After two years of the pandemic, Germany was actually on a recovery course. At least that’s what the Ifo business climate index showed in February. However, the monthly survey of…
What people from the district of Munich say about gasoline prices – District of Munich
Gasoline and diesel prices have reached dizzying heights. If you fill up your tank on Monday for 2.13 euros per liter of Super, you have already made a bargain. According…
Bavaria: A cultural history of refueling – Bavaria
Of Hans Kratz “Oh dear,” says Franziska Eltner, “that’s really never funny.” The rising petrol prices are also getting on her mind, “because many customers are just complaining, but it’s…
Waiter rides to work – panorama
Everyone grumbles about the skyrocketing fuel prices, only very few act. One of them is Louis Geneix, a waiter from Lapte in south-eastern France. He says he got by on…