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Fuel companies asked to explain price variations between towns & cities

Is filling up at the petrol pump unfairly draining your wallet depending on where you live? Fuel companies have been asked for a please explain over significant & seemingly unjustified petrol price variations between towns and cities. Even the price spread within cities is under the microscope. In Auckland there was 52 cents between the cheapest and most expensive regular 91 according to the Commerce Commissions fuel monitoring report for the March 2023 quarter. The watchdog has new legal monitoring powers as part of a government push to promote competition in the fuel market. It's now asking the fuel companies to justify the inconsistent pricing. To discuss the findings Commerce Commission Chair, John Small speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6336650699112
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