The price of gasoline at the stations drops for the 7th week in a row – Trade and services

Last week, the price of gasoline at service stations decreased by 2.3% compared to the previous one, from R $ 4,505 to R $ 4,402. This is the seventh consecutive week of autumn, according to data released Tuesday (11) by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).

the second record since September

The fall in the price of gasoline
at the pump contrary to the policy adopted in the refineries. Last Saturday (8), after four days of stability, Petrobras announced a readjustment of 1.6% of the liter of fuel, which went from R $ 1.5339 to R $ 1.5585. This is the second highest price imposed by the public company since mid-September

In 2018, still according to the ANP, the average price of gasoline practiced in the stations reached a record level of 7.76%. The variation is more than double the expected inflation for the year. According to the latest Focus newsletter
published yesterday (10) by the Central Bank, the market expects that the index IPCA (Extended National Consumer Price Index), which measures the official inflation of the country, remains at 3.71%.

To Petrobras ] has adopted this price readjustment policy since July 2017. Depending on the methodology, changes may occur more frequently, even daily, and reflect international market prices and the dollar quotation.

Understanding the price 27% of the price of gasoline corresponds to the values ​​practiced in refineries and 45% of the tax incident “/>

According to the calculations of Petrobras itself, the values ​​in the refineries equivalent to 26% of the price paid by the consumers in train stations. This approximate percentage takes into account the price collection carried out by the State Corporation between December 2 and 8 in 13 metropolitan areas of the country

. Another 47% consists mainly of taxes. Of these, 31% correspond to the ICMS (tax on the movement of goods and services), collected by the states, and 16% are related to the Cide (contribution of intervention in the economic field ) and PIS / Cofins, 19659006] The difference between state and federal taxes is in the form in which they are collected. The ICMS system varies according to the practice in the stations. Thus, each time the price of gasoline increases, states collect more money. PIS / Cofins and Cide, on the other hand, are fixed values ​​per liter: the first is R $ 0.7925 and the second is R $ 0.10.

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Of the remainder of the price of gasoline
12% is the cost of anhydrous ethanol, which by law should include 27% of regular gasoline. The remaining 15% relates to the costs and benefits of distributors and service stations. Last May, this share was 12%, suggesting a three percentage point increase in the profit margin of these agents.