According to Khabaronline news agency, Reza Nawaz – the spokesperson of the country’s fuel stations association – said about the proposal of the fourth price of gasoline: There have been various patterns in the world and in our country regarding the issue of reducing fuel consumption and using expensive tools, and expert discussions have been held about them. The proposal we made about the fourth rate of gasoline was just a proposal.
Isna wrote: He added: In the investigation of the situation in 11 to 12 provinces where there are only personal fuel cards for refueling and people are facing problems in using the station card, we came to the point that it is not possible to reduce consumption by force. Negative and restrictive methods may sometimes reduce consumption, but they also lead to increased dissatisfaction, and this is a very important issue.
Nawaz continued: Therefore, we have to push the consumer to reduce consumption with incentives. Currently, the incentive tool that the government has is the three gasoline rates that are in personal fuel cards and people can use these three rates.
The fourth rate is not for more consumption
Referring to the step pattern of electricity consumption, the spokesperson of the country’s fuel stations association said: In our country, a step pattern has been defined in the field of electricity. When the electricity consumption exceeds a certain limit, it is not the case that the person’s electricity is immediately cut off and he is left without electricity and he is told that because your consumption was high, you no longer have electricity; Therefore, there must be an alternative in this field as well.
Referring to the conditions of domestic travel in the country, he said: Our country has a lot of domestic tourism and most of these trips are made by car. Using an airplane in Iran may be considered a luxury trip for people, and not everyone can use it. The trips that people make on certain days require that the car has fuel. On the other hand, our cars are also high consumption and people make financial plans for their trips, so we should not add another concern about fuel supply to them.
Nawaz continued: If people think that their car’s fuel consumption will increase for any reason while traveling or even in traffic within the city, they should not have to worry that their car will face problems or have to look for a place with a magnifying glass to find a place that will provide them with a free fuel card and provide documents to use it. This is where the fourth rate comes into play. The fourth rate is not for more consumption, but so that people who are forced to consume excess for any reason are not left behind.
Referring to the estimate made about the possible use of this rate, the spokesperson of the country’s gas station association said: Our estimate is that about 8% of people may need to use the fourth rate once or more a month, and about 92% of people will still refuel at the same three rates.
He added: We also inform people who consume more that they can be placed in the first, second and third steps by controlling and reducing their consumption, and maybe their consumption will also decrease.
The fourth rate should not be astronomical/the goal is not to generate income
Criticizing the extreme view of the possible price of the fourth rate of gasoline, Nawaz said: In this context, there is also an extreme view that thinks that the fourth rate should have an astronomical price, while this is also wrong. All these things must fit together when such a rate is to be established with the explanations given. If there is this ratio, you can be sure that the fourth rate will be severely underused in Iran, and if it is used, it is when a person inevitably consumes excess or chooses to pay for it. In this plan, incentive tools to reduce consumption are also maintained.
The spokesperson of the country’s fuel stations union stated that the proposed proposal was presented with the aim of an expert discussion in the public opinion, and said: We raised this issue so that the public opinion can talk about it and experts can also give their opinions. We did not announce that this plan will be implemented until now we want to confirm or deny its implementation.
Nawaz added: If the government, parliament and decision-making officials of the country come to the conclusion that the existence of such a rate is necessary, it can be implemented so that people do not face problems in the future. Currently, we see that various plans are being implemented in the field of gasoline and have different trustees. We announced that among the implementation of these plans, attention should also be paid to the part of the people who need to consume surplus and they should be thought about.
It is not in our power to decide on the price and quota of gasoline
In response to this question, whether the fourth rate of gasoline will finally be implemented and what number has been considered for it? He stated: We are not decision-makers regarding the quota and the price of gasoline and we can only make a proposal, so we do not know about the number and quota, and we do not know whether the government will finally decide on the fourth rate or not? That the fourth rate can be considered as an option, in our opinion, yes; We can have an expert discussion about it, but we believe that the prices should not be astronomical.
In the end, the spokesperson of the country’s fuel stations union, referring to the social responsibility of this union in conveying people’s opinions to the authorities, said: “People’s main encounter with us is at fuel stations.” When people go to the station to get gas, our personnel should answer them. Our social mission requires us to convey people’s opinions to the authorities, and we really do this.
Nawaz added: Many times the officials help these opinions and implement the suggestions. This issue is basically not related to our business, but when we see people’s opinions and feel that there are appropriate expert suggestions, we reflect them to various officials. Sometimes we raise these suggestions in the public opinion, and in my opinion, there is no problem in discussing them.
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