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Vialet Tells DLCA To Put Cap On Gas Markup And 'Let Them Take Us To Court'

ST. THOMAS -- Senator Kurt Vialet kept the pressure on gas stations that he says have been "ripping off" the people of the territory, adding at a Committee on Finance Hearing on Tuesday that the Department of Consumer and Licensing Affairs should cap the markup that gas stations add to the price of gas and allow the owners to take the government to court so that the "books could be opened." Vialet was referring to the true cost that gas stations are currently paying for gas and how much they are charging consumers per gallon, which stands at $3.39 per gallon across the board on St. Croix. Just Monday, Vialet asked the Public Services Commission to work closer with DLCA to better regulate the price of gas in the territory. He also called out supermarkets for food prices that are not corresponding with the drop of oil on the world markets that has caused not only the cost of electricity to drop by some 50 percent, but also the cost of shipping goods to the territory. Asked if some gas st...