The Federal Parliament passed new rules on Thursday. These rules are for gas stations in Germany. Prices for gasoline and diesel change often. This should now change.
Gas stations can soon raise their prices only once a day. This should happen every day at 10 in the morning. Gas stations can lower prices at any time. The law should be valid from the summer.
The Federal Cartel Office gets more power. These officials check if gas stations keep prices high on purpose. If this happens, the office can give fines. Politicians want to protect car drivers this way.
Some experts do not like this law. They think prices could rise overall because of it. The German government might plan more rules. A second set of actions could come soon.
