The distributors of butane They have decided to suspend home delivery throughout Spain on specific days. starting next November 5 as a pressure measure so that the commission they receive for each bottle distributed is raised, among other demands. This was announced this Monday by the Spanish Federation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors (FEDGLP) in a statement after a meeting of its general assembly, which approved this decision unanimously.
Initially, the temporary suspension of the home delivery service that the agencies will follow will take place on the days November 5, 13, 21 and 29as well as the days December 5, 11, 17 and 23. The idea is to maintain these strikes until the demands are met, which include the modification and update of Order IET/389/2015 by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge and a “fair and adequate” update of the commission per cylinder distributed by the operators.
“The Federation deeply regrets the need to make this decision, but the lack of response from the authorities and operators, with a remuneration update system that has not been updated for more than a decade, makes it necessary to adopt measures for protect the supply to the end customer guaranteeing the survival of the agencies,” says the organization.
Six million homes supplied
During the suspension period, distribution agencies They will not make home deliveries to individuals or companiesalthough they will continue to guarantee supply to points of sale. According to their data, they regularly supply six million homes.
This suspension will not affect users in situations of social vulnerabilityeducational centers, health centers, social care centers, nursing homes, or non-profit institutions.
In this regard, he insists that the agencies do not seek to harm the consumer, but rather ensure that the commissions per bottle they receive are updated and distributed in a “fair” manner and help reverse the “continuous deterioration” of activity and promote its modernization in accordance with the Sustainable Development objectives and the challenge of Digitalization.
According to their defense, the commission they charge for home delivery has not been updated as fuel has become more expensive and labor costs and environmental demands have increased, so it is impossible for them to “continue operating without suffering losses.”
