MichaelB Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 What the economy did for us the Mexican government takes away. I guess AMLO needs a fatter paycheck? https://www.proceso.com.mx/627208/la-burla-de-las-gasolinas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, MichaelB said: What the economy did for us the Mexican government takes away. I guess AMLO needs a fatter paycheck? https://www.proceso.com.mx/627208/la-burla-de-las-gasolinas Yeah right, a higher salary. AMLO is taking a pay cut, as are all public officials. Plus, aguinaldo has been cut. Listen to or read this. https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/anuncia-amlo-baja-de-sueldos-altos-funcionarios-promete-no-aumentar-deuda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Interesting story but it doesn't say when this tax was paused or when it will be reinstated. I never saw gas prices drop 5 pesos in a couple of days so when was the pause? I think I will need to see it to believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 I just know that we were paying about 20.70 pesos per liter for Magna in Ajijic, and that when I went grocery shopping and afterwards topped off my Tank at the local Ajijic Pemex station yesterday the cost for Magna was exactly 16 pesos per liter, almost 5 pesos cheaper than before the corona virus crisis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Yes Pete but the price dropped gradually over 2 or 3 weeks as the cost of petro & imported gas from the US dropped. Right now there are tankers of even cheaper gas sitting off Veracruz but there is no consuption. The gradual drop had nothing to do with taxes. If a 5 peso tax had been paused we would have seen it when the station filled their tank. P.S. regular is under $15 in Ixtlahuacan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Mostlylost, I noticed that when comparing gas prices, that our costs in Ajijic always seem a little higher than most other Pemex stations. At least it seems that way. Am I correct? I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Yes always cheaper Chapala and on hwy to GDL Today a 15 gallon fillup could save you $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 The cost of some oil is in negative territory so they will pay you to take it away!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 hour ago, lakeside7 said: The cost of some oil is in negative territory so they will pay you to take it away!!!! That lasted 2 days for contract expiration. All oil is moving back up. West Texas crude is currently at $20+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Blair Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 18 hours ago, johanson said: Mostlylost, I noticed that when comparing gas prices, that our costs in Ajijic always seem a little higher than most other Pemex stations. At least it seems that way. Am I correct? I don't know. Over the last 15+ years I have found prices in Ajijic almost always to be higher in Chapala. IMO, this is due to the fact that there are more gringos in Ajijic than Chapala, and statistically expats have more money to spend. Gringo tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Prices until 2 years ago were the same everywhere except the border zone. I would venture to say many more Mexicans buy gas in Ajijic than gringos Actually the highest priced gas in all of Mexico is a station on Av Patria in GDL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 48 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: Prices until 2 years ago were the same everywhere except the border zone. I would venture to say many more Mexicans buy gas in Ajijic than gringos Actually the highest priced gas in all of Mexico is a station on Av Patria in GDL. That was when the Government controlled the price of gas, When was it ? 2 years ago they deregulated the price of gas, each gas station can now set its own price. Gas has been an easy target to tax, just look at NOB and Europe. I wonder how long it will be or does it happen now ? that each state can add a tax to the price of gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 States in Mexico do not have the legal ability to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Mostlylost said: States in Mexico do not have the legal ability to do that. Then I wonder how long it will be before they want a piece of the action.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 They already have a piece of the action. The states receive their funding from the federal IVA tax. The states can not levy sales or energy taxes. I could be wrong but I think the constitution would need to be amended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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