Never before has a liter of petrol been more expensive on average than today. The old record, which dates back to 2012, is now defunct. The average national recommended price now stands at € 1,897.
This week the GLA price of gasoline was already nearing the almost nine-year-old record, but now that record is really on. This is evident from figures from UnitedCustomers. Admittedly narrowly – in 2012 we arrived at € 1,895 per liter – but still. The big question now is whether the price will break the € 1.90 barrier and whether even € 2 per liter will be in sight. For consumers with a petrol car it is of course to be hoped not, but there has been an upward trend for a while.
The price increase is of course mainly due to the rising oil price. A barrel of crude oil currently costs roughly $ 65, more than double what it was cheapest last year. In conversation with Nu.nl Paul van Selms of UnitedCustomers indicates that prices in the Netherlands are rising extra fast: “As prices rise, it will only increase, since VAT is a percentage of the price.” There is also relatively little demand for oil products such as kerosene for aviation, while the demand for gasoline is on the rise. In order to make pumping and refining profitable, the price of petrol is therefore also increasing. However, the lion’s share of the liter price does not go to the producer, but to the Dutch government.