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Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-odd-cheap-gas,0,7485343.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

MERRILL, Wis. -- A service station that offered discounted gas to senior
citizens and people supporting youth sports has been ordered by the state
to raise its prices.

Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2
cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay
3 cents less per gallon.

But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says
those deals violate Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations
to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.

Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor last month saying
the state would sue him if he did not raise his prices. The state could
penalize him for each discounted gallon he sold, with the fine determined
by a judge.

Bhandari, who bought the station a year ago, said he worries customers will
think he stopped the discounts because he wants to make more money. About
10 percent of his customers had used the discount cards.

Dale Van Camp said he bought a $50 card to support the local youth hockey
program. It would have saved him about $100 per year on gas, he said.


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