Restraint

With diesel costing up to 133.9 in my area and quite possibly more elsewhere, it was gratifying to see continuing restraint at my local ASDA.

The oil companies started to insidiously raise their prices in the period BEFORE the application of the latest fuel escalator and the VAT increase. The greed of the oil companies has compounded the ineptitude of the previous government. As ASDA probably do not sell fuel as a loss leader, it can be argued that prices of 130.9 and above reflect ruthless profiteering well above the impositions of the present tax-hungry coalition.