Sobrecostos en los combustibles: nueva acción legal busca rebajar el precio al consumidor

TL;DR

A lawsuit has been filed against the Colombian government's fuel pricing policy.
The lawsuit alleges consumers are paying unjustified costs for gasoline.
It claims the policy has deviated from the original purpose of the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund (FEPC).
The plaintiff argues that fuel prices stopped following international references after achieving parity in October 2023.
A cross-subsidy between gasoline and diesel consumers is alleged.
Consumers are reportedly paying over $3,000 pesos per gallon more than they should.
The accumulated overcharge is estimated to be around $3.8 trillion pesos.
This overcharge is allegedly used to finance the FEPC deficit, particularly for diesel.
The lawsuit contends that these increased fuel prices have a cascading effect on the economy, raising the cost of goods and services.
A prior request to revoke the price increase measures was deemed insufficient by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
The Ministry of Finance had not yet responded to the petition by the legal deadline.

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