Profit Margin of Fuel Stations Will Be Revised Upwards

This decision was made this Monday, May 13 at a meeting between members of the Petrol Retailers Association and the Minister of Trade and Industry, Cader Sayed-Hossen. This ensures that the revision of the profit margin of the managers of service stations will have no impact on consumers.

A committee consisting of the officers of government, the State Trading Corporation (STC) and members of the Petrol Retailers Association will thus set up to examine the request of the owners of service stations

It is the satisfaction in the camp Petrol Retailers Association: any threat to strike is now ruled out.

About the safety of the employees of fuel stations, a training program will be provided by the authorities.

Managers of service stations had brandished the threat of a strike starting this Monday, May 13 This strike was averted due to the intervention of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam.

Members of the Petrol Retailers Association calls for greater security on the premises of service stations, which have become the target of robbers. They also want a review of their profit margin.