The organization for Dutch petrol station owners, Drive, has reacted with unpleasant surprise to the excise duty reduction announced by Germany. Due to the price difference, petrol station owners in the border region risk losing customers again starting in October. "We saw customers gradually returning, but that is now being undone," says Drive chairman Martin van Eijk.
While Germany is going to lower petrol prices, the Netherlands is choosing not to. As a result, even more compatriots will seek their fortune across the border, concerned Dutch petrol station owners expect. "Our own government is once again not taking action."
The organization for Dutch petrol station owners, Drive, has reacted with unpleasant surprise to the excise duty reduction announced by Germany. Due to the price difference, petrol station owners in the border region risk losing customers again starting in October. "We saw customers gradually returning, but that is now being undone," says Drive chairman Martin van Eijk.
2 days ago·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)