Monday, March 2, 2009

Latest Gas Prices at the Pump

Station NameAddress99989695DieselAttendant Service
PazTsomet Ha'ela - Jcn 38 and 3756.105.185.026.19add 0.15
SonolMoshav Zakaria - 386.30----5.026.26add 0.15
Paz Big - Jcn 38 and Big shopping center6.255.205.046.14add 0.13
SonolJcn 38 and 446.335.245.026.35add 0.15
Dor AlonHar Tuv A5.034.926.13* attendant service only

To see the gas station locations on a map click here

Prices are per litre.

* all prices are for self-service unless otherwise specified

It is worth noting that the Mazda 3 has a tank capacity of 55 liters and and the Mazda 5 has a tank capacty of 60 liters. With an average difference between the highest and lowest quoted prices for 95 octain it's fair to say that you could save around 12.00 NIS on a single fill - that's about $3.00 or $156 per year if you fill up once a week.

The National Infrastructures Ministry updates the petrol prices at the end of each month. The prices are determined according to the oil prices in Europe on the first five days of each month's seven last working days.

However, as the price of oil is in dollars, a rise or drop in the dollar's exchange rate may also influence the petrol prices. Due to the taxation on fuel, which is fixed and is a key elements in the overall price, the rises and drops in the gasoline prices in Israel are not as sharp as the rises and drops in the oil prices.

What's the government's take from what we pay at the pump

Have you ever wondered why the gas price varies so much from one country to another? Well besides the obvious such as Venezuela subsidising up to 90% of the cost at the pump and other oil-rich nations having so much of the black gold that it virtually pours out of their bathroom tap, most of the industrialised nations use it a most fruitful form of consumer tax.
Today I came across this post where the Israeli government's fuel tax policy is clearly explained.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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