„The so-called 12 o'clock rule has failed. Instead of regulating or even lowering fuel prices, it causes incomprehensible price jumps. The market economy works differently!“, explains Tobias Kuhn, the transport policy spokesperson of the FDP Saar. Kuhn sees his assessment confirmed by statements from FDP federal chairman Wolfgang Kubicki, who has repeatedly pointed out the futility of government interventions in price formation.
From the perspective of the FDP Saar, the situation remains the same: taxes on gasoline and diesel are too high. Temporary state market interventions do not work and are not a social market economy. They are costly for taxpayers, distort prices, and raise false expectations. Instead of short-term symbolic politics, there needs to be permanent relief through lower taxes. Because to this day, the state remains the biggest beneficiary of high fuel prices.
"Those who truly want to relieve motorists must permanently reduce the tax burden, instead of continuously experimenting with new market interventions. Symbolic politics do not help anyone at the pump," Kuhn concluded.
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