Greece's supermarkets and petrol stations are being bled dry
Reuters
The president of gas station owners in Chania, Vangelis Kotsos, revealed to the Greek press that around half of its petrol stations are now dry and "a lot have been coming in carrying cans so they have extra reserves."
He added, in interview with state-run TV channel, ERT 1 that: "panic is mounting, for example I opened at 7.30 a.m. BST (2 a.m. ET) and by 10 a.m. BST (5 a.m. ET) I had sold the amount (of gas) that I would normally sell by tomorrow afternoon. But I foresee that soon things will normalised, more reserves will be brought in."
Meanwhile, Channel 4 news is reporting that many petrol stations are restricting customers to only €20 (£14.10, $22.20) worth of fuel, per visit:
Petrol being rationed at 20 Euros per car on #Skiathos #Sporades #Greece #Grexit @paulmasonnews @Channel4News @jonsnowC4
- Kit Chapman (@Kit_Chapman) June 29, 2015
Some people on Twitter are reporting that only diesel fuel is available at some stations while some places are shut completely:
Athens petrol station situation mixed - some open as usual (but please no credit cards), some closed, some diesel only #Greece
- Barnaby Phillips (@BarnabyPhillips) June 29, 2015
It is perhaps unsurprising considering the emptying of supermarkets over the last few days.
Supermarket shelves in Athens today ahead of #Greferendum #Greece pic.twitter.com/bOIwTc0umF
- Azza (@Azzaalhassan) June 27, 2015
Greeks are clearly worried that food prices are likely to be hiked imminently. Greece's Syriza government is battling against a proposed value-added tax on food service to 23%. Food VAT is currently at 13%.
"We have the experience from 2011 when the increase from 13 to 23% in food service brought the shutdown of 4,500 enterprises and the loss of 40,000 jobs," he said to Greek news outlet Ekathimerini.
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