The price of petrol at resorts drops for the 9th week in a row – Trade and Services

Last week, petrol prices at petrol stations fell by 0.36% compared with the previous year. the previous one, from $ 4,365 to R $ 4,349. This is the ninth consecutive week of autumn, according to data released last Friday (21) by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).

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The fall in the price of gasoline
at the pump contrary to the policy recently adopted in refineries. On the last day 14, Petrobras announced a readjustment of 2.04% of the fuel liter, from R $ 1.5878 to R $ 1.6202. In 1968, according to the ANP, the average price of petrol practiced in the stations had reached a maximum of 9.57%. The variation is more than double the expected inflation for the year. According to the latest Focus newsletter
The market is expecting the IPCA (General Consumer Price Index) index, which measures the country's official inflation, to remain at 3.69% (26) today. Announced by the Central Bank (24).

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 47% to the incident of taxes “/>

According to Petrobras' own calculations, values ​​in refineries are equivalent to 27% of the price paid by consumers in railway stations. This approximate percentage takes into account the price collection carried out by the State Corporation between December 9 and 15 in 13 metropolitan areas of the country

. Another 47% is made up essentially of taxes. Of these, 31% correspond to ICMS
(Tax on the movement of goods and services), collected by the States, as well as an additional 16% related to CIDE (Contribution of the intervention in the economic field) and to PIS / Cofins, which falls within the competence of the Union.

The difference between state and federal taxes are in the way they are charged. 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 equals R $ 0.7925 and the second 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 14% concerns the costs and benefits of distributors and service stations. Last May, this share was 12%, suggesting a two percentage point increase in the profit margin of these agents.