Big petrol firms inflating prices, watchdog says
Motorists in Germany are paying too much for petrol because the five major fuel companies are informally collaborating on prices, the competition watchdog announced Thursday.
MPs call for hike in commuter allowance
Amid rising petrol prices, a cross-party group of MPs is calling for a hike in the <i>Pendlerpauschale</i> commuter allowance, which lets German workers write off travel costs on their tax.
Ramsauer blasts EU diesel tax hike
Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer on Monday slapped down a European Union plan to raise the tax on diesel.
Petrol industry calls for biofuel tax cut
The petroleum industry is demanding that the tax on a controversial ethanol blended fuel be slashed in response to the flaccid sales, according to a Friday news report.
Germany sticking with loathed E10 biofuel
The German government said after crisis talks Tuesday it was sticking with a newly introduced petrol with a 10-percent biofuel content despite major problems since its introduction last month.
New E10 biofuel debacle sparks blame game
German politicians and the fuel industry bickered on Friday over who was responsible for the botched introduction of a new E10 gasoline-ethanol mix after confusion over its safety for cars created a rush on traditional super grade petrol.
Fuel companies deny holiday price-gouging
The German head of petrol providers BP and Aral on Tuesday vehemently rejected accusations that the companies were gouging driver with higher prices ahead of the Easter holiday.
Train accident leaks 80,000 litres of petrol
Brandenburg police have allowed residents in Schwedt to return home following their evacuation after some 60,000 litres of petrol leaked from freight train tanker cars due to a derailment on Monday evening.
German inflation up to one percent in February
German inflation ticked up slightly to 1.0 percent in February, preliminary data released on Friday by the national statistics office showed, but was expected to fall again soon.
Home energy costs hit Germans in pocketbook
Heating and electricity costs are gobbling up an ever-larger share of German household spending, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday.
Truck drivers to protest high fuel prices
Faced with job losses due to the high price of diesel and increased road tolls, German truck drivers say they'll do everything short of strike to draw attention to their plight.