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Consumer price comparisons in several countries
The consumer price is divided into three parts: producer or importer earnings, taxation and trade margins. In Brazil the trade margin is equal to the gross margins of distribution and resale gas stations.
In the following graph gasoline prices charged in Brazil by Petrobras can be compared with the average prices charged in other countries. The blue portion of the graph is the ex-tax refinery price, the green portion represents trade margins, which oscillate according to the local fuel sales market, and the yellow portion represents the tax load that, as you can see, has most influence on the difference in prices between the countries. The graph also shows that the prices charged in Brazil are aligned with the prices of other countries with open competitive markets.
There are two simulations for Brazil: one that gives the actual price, including the portion of alcohol that is mixed to make up gasoline C, and another simulating the gasoline price if no anhydrous alcohol were added.
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In the case of diesel fuel, as for gasoline, refinery prices charged in Brazil are on a par with the prices in other countries. This is clear when looking at the blue part of the graph.
Trade margins represented by the green portion depend on the local market where the product is sold. The yellow portion, however, shows that the tax load in Brazil for diesel is lower than for gasoline, so that the end price for the consumer is lower. This tax load is the portion most strongly affecting the differences in consumer prices between the countries.
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