Unions are stepping up to the plate in the face of the continued rise in fuel prices, exacerbated by the conflict in the Middle East.
Diesel has exceeded 2 euros per liter in Luxembourg, and elsewhere in Europe?
Luxembourg has obviously not escaped the situation encountered throughout Europe, with a dazzling increase in its prices. This Wednesday again, diesel gained 5.2 cents and costs 2.057 euros per liter.
Faced with this situation, the OGBL and the LCGB asked the Luxembourg government to act, through the implementation of concrete measures, according to a joint press release from the two unions issued this Wednesday, April 1.
Price caps, tax reduction…
In the introduction to its press release, the trade union “denounces the inaction of the Luxembourg government”. She affirms that “no concrete measures” have been put in place for employees, who must endure this increase without compensation.
To support their remarks, the OGBL and the LCGB take the example of other European countries: “Unlike Luxembourg, several European states have already taken decisions to cushion the shock: reduction in VAT and taxes on fuel, capping of prices at the pump, targeted aid for households and the most exposed sectors, mobilization of strategic reserves.”
More expensive petrol and diesel: the price of a full tank has increased by up to 21 euros in one year in Luxembourg
Therefore, the union “asks the government to take concrete measures without delay: the establishment of a mechanism to stabilize fuel prices, a temporary reduction in taxes and excise duties, targeted aid for low-income households, as well as specific support for the most dependent sectors.”
The OGBL and the LCGB maintain that, “in a country where mobility still largely depends on the car, the rise in fuel prices directly hits purchasing power and accentuates inequalities” and that “home-work travel is becoming more and more expensive and weighs heavily on the budget of households”.
