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international oil prices fell to minus yesterday (21st), in theory, many consumers are wondering why the price of oil at a domestic gas station is slowing down even though it is theoretically possible to receive money when buying crude oil.

Reporter Kim Hye-min has covered the content.

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This is a gas station known to be the cheapest gasoline in Seoul.

1,184 won per liter, down to 1,100 won.

Although domestic gasoline prices have declined for 12 consecutive weeks, drivers are consistently complaining that the international oil price, which has been negative, has been too small.

[Shin Haeng-su / Seongsan-dong, Seoul: The international oil prices have almost

gone into minus, but compared to a few weeks ago, it seems to have fallen by only 20 ~ 30 won.] I am thinking.]

What is the reason for repeated oil price complaints?

The biggest stumbling block is high taxes.

If you add the transportation energy environment tax, education tax, and driving tax, you already exceed 700 won.

In addition to the import tax, which is a quasi-tax standard, 885.8 won per liter of gasoline.

Based on yesterday's price, even if you subtracted both the oil refinery and gas station margins, the minimum price was 1,072.33 won.

Even if international oil prices are negative, domestic oil prices cannot be structurally free.

Another reason claimed by the domestic refinery industry is the time difference in which prices are reflected.

It is said that it takes at least two to three weeks for this price to be reflected in the domestic price.

However, complaints are growing that domestic consumers should be able to clearly experience the decline in international oil prices, which is the first negative ever.

This is even more so for the commoners who need to expect the benefits of low oil prices in an auspicious contraction.

(Video coverage: Jang Un-suk, Video editing: Seung-hee Lee)    

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