The Federal Consumer Attorney's Office (Profeco) reported that, three days after the national strategy to stabilize gasoline prices began, only 50% of the reviewed service stations have complied with the agreement to keep the cost below 24 pesos per liter. Nuevo León is the state with the most out of range stations, accumulating seven warning banners. Jalisco follows with four; the State of Mexico and Mexico City, with three each.
In a morning conference, Prosecutor Iván Escalante presented a preliminary report on the progress of the measure promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum. Although the commitment of gas station owners will take effect on March 3, some stations have already lowered prices since last weekend.
The national average price of regular gasoline is 24 pesos with eight cents. Despite half of the monitored gas stations having adjusted their rates, the rest continues to offer fuel above the agreed price, which must be regularized during the day.
Profeco has reinforced the "Don't fill up here" operation to pressure stations with excessive prices, placing banners with a large red X to alert consumers about high prices. This program has primarily focused on Nuevo León, Jalisco, the State of Mexico, and Mexico City, where the most abusive rates have been detected.
The prosecutor mentioned that in the last month, 40 verification visits were made, and banners were placed at 34 service stations, resulting in six of them correcting their prices before being publicly exposed. The operation has covered 15 states of the country.
Authorities are calling on gas station owners to comply with the agreement and avoid sanctions and loss of customers. Profeco will continue with constant monitoring and urges consumers to report abuses to accelerate corrections.
