“The rumblings against rekorddyr petrol – planning action,”
“Facebook-group ”Bensinupproret 2.0” is growing exponentially – more than 115 000 members”
“the price of a liter of petrol has reached record highs – 16,79 crowns.”
“Now planned a national campaign against the fuel tax – which brings to mind France.”
“”the Yellow vests are on Biltema and Jula…”, writes one member.”
“– If it becomes yellow or orange vests, we get to see, ” says the promoter Janne Berglund.”
“At the beginning of april, Janne Berglund, 69, and refueled. The price of a liter of gasoline had passed the 16 sek.”
” I thought that now it was enough, enough. So I went out on Facebook, and in my wildest dreams, I thought ”what if I could get together 100 pieces of who think like me.” Since then it has just exploded, ” says Janne Berglund, who lives in Borås.”
“”A cost that is difficult to cope””
“On 3 may step the chains recommended retail price to 16,79 sek for a litre of 95-octane petrol. It can be compared to slightly more than sek 14 in January – and ”Bensinupproret 2.0” boils. At the time of writing, the group has 115,000 members, it is double compared with last Saturday.”
“the Group name, chose Janne Berglund of the account he wanted was already taken – by a insomnad group with 27 members. “
“– the Success bottoms, of course, that there is a dissatisfaction with the price of petrol, far and wide over Sweden. If you have to take the car to work, and long distances, this is a cost that is very difficult to clear. There we notice on the members who live in the countryside or up in the north, ” says Janne Berglund.”
“– There are those who have written that we are opposed to this with the environment – we are definitely not. But we must also be able to live in the here and now. You should never forget that bit.”
“Will wear the vests on Friday.”
“On Friday plans Bensinupproret 2.0 to implement a national manifestation. But what exactly should be done is not known.”
“– It will be a peaceful action, call it demo or whatever you want. But there are a lot of nättroll and so on, that we have discovered during the trip. There is much that could destroy us, therefore we keep it a little secret so far, ” says Janne Berglund.”
“the Yellow vests-the movement in France started in november 2018, as a protest against the government’s planned tax increases on petrol and diesel. Many members of the Bensinupproret 2.0 are demanding that they should ”do as the French”. A proposal circulating is to take on a yellow vest every time one thoughts. ”Yellow jackets are well cheap at the Biltemau002FJula…” writes a team member.”
“– The French people said the from also, enough is enough. But the methods that the Yellow vests used in France, I am absolutely no fan of. I don’t think it was the spirit from the people who run the Yellow vests, but they drew to themselves many of the perpetrators and the bitten.”
“Will the yellow jackets be a element in your movement?”
“– We have to have something that shows what we stand for and where we come from. If it is yellow or orange vests – all the same. But anything we’ll have.”
“”Bensinupproret 2.0” has three administrators and two moderators, who work hard to keep the subject to drivmedelspriser and nothing else. They have, among other things, set the foot down against the post on immigration.”
“– A very important expression we use is ”together we are strong”. The more you are, the more they can influence, ” says Janne Berglund.”
“the Price can rise in summer”
“Johan Andersson, ceo of the Swedish Petroleum and Biofuels Institute, notes that the price of petrol is very high – but not uniquely high.”
“– In september last year, there was at similar levels, but this is among the highest that it has been on, ” says Johan Andersson, whose trade association, inter alia, representing Circle K, OKQ8 and Lantmännen.”
“– at the same time, we are only at the beginning of ”driving season”, the summer season, when there are more driving a car and the price of petrol rises with the increased demand.”
“Three reasons for the high price of petrol is that the krona is weak against the dollar, crude oil prices are up on 75 dollars per barrel, and the unrest in the world.”
“– Had all remained unchanged, would surely see a rise in prices in the coming months, given the season. But you have an oil price that is currently on the way down. Where the dollar exchange rate against the Swedish krona taking the road we do not know. And we have a lot of unrest in the world, such as in Venezuela and Libya. In June, Opec in a new meeting on their production quotas. All these things can affect the price of oil both up and down, ” says Johan Andersson, managing director of SPBI.”
“Want to see lower taxes on fuel.”
“”Bensinupproret 2.0” can hardly affect the exchange rates or a troubled environment.”
“instead, like Janne Berglund send the signal to the politicians that taxes on fuel are too high. According to statistics from the SPBI represents energy tax, carbon dioxide tax and vat of about 60 per cent of the cost of petrol and diesel.”
“– It is clear that we target all politicians who want to keep this high taxation. Then there are some parties that are for the raise, and others who do not want to raise. We target those who think that certain should we pay this much, and perhaps more still, ” says the promoter Janne Berglund.”
