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The nightmare of every person who depends on the car seems to have come true. Fuel prices are rising every day – even to the extent that diesel is more expensive than petrol. The economist and commodity analyst Dr. Gabriele Widmann knows how long the price increase will drag on and what the government can do about it.
President Biden announces that he will stop imports of gas and oil from Russia, the country will be excluded from the Swift payment system and Olaf Scholz has the Nord Stream 2 approval process put on hold. Germany is also refraining from Russian imports and Russia is reacting – threatening to stop supplying gas to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The sanctions for Russia are also making themselves felt in Germany. Especially when it comes to crude oil prices.
The price boards at petrol stations show almost record numbers. According to the ADAC, a liter of diesel cost an average of 1.51 euros in December 2021, but it is now more than two euros and is sometimes even more expensive than petrol. dr Gabriele Widmann even fears that prices will rise by up to three euros per liter and that one has to be prepared for higher fuel prices in the long term. “Energy is simply scarce and that drives prices up”she says in the 228th issue of “important today”.
“We can count on a third higher costs in the long run”
Not only are fuel prices rising, gas is also becoming more expensive. Costs that are unavoidable for many people in Germany and yet not easy to cope with. Gabriele Widmann sees help from the government in the short term: “On the one hand, politicians must ensure that we humans have enough money to be able to afford the expensive energy. But it is also important that we humans need less energy.” In the short term, the state should adjust taxes so that costs for consumers can be kept down.
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podcast “important today”
Sure, opinionated, on the 12: “important today” is not just a news podcast. We set topics and initiate debates – with attitude and sometimes uncomfortable. Host Michel Abdollahi and his team speak out for this star– and RTL reporters with the most exciting people from politics, society and entertainment. They let all voices have their say, both the quiet and the loud. who “important today” listens, starts the day informed and can have a well-founded say.
In the long term, lower costs can be maintained through renewable energies, better infrastructure and more home office. According to the economist, these resource savings also benefit climate policy. Nevertheless, prices will remain high because around a third of Germany’s energy comes from Russia. Obtaining crude oil from other countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela would not be a major logistical challenge. However, there are transport costs that will be reflected in the price.
“Violators of the Olympic truce face severe penalties”
He is not only one of the most successful German biathletes, but also the most opinionated. Erik Lesser not only stands out because of his successes on the track, the 33-year-old biathlete never misses an opportunity to express his opinion. He recently criticized the Olympic Games in Beijing by saying publicly: You can save yourself the games! There, Lesser still fought peacefully, respectfully, under the Olympic truce against other Russian biathletes. Less than two weeks after the end of the games, the world is different. Competitors from the track are now dying in the war, in Ukraine.
And the sports soldier has a clear opinion on this conflict: “This is a useless war in which neither side will be the winner in the end.” Lesser recently used his reach to make his Instagram account available to his Ukrainian biathlon colleague Anastassija Merkuschina, so that she can report unfiltered about the war. But that’s not enough for Lesser, he would like that “more athletes would try to start actions instead of just wearing an armband in the colors of Ukraine.”
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