Overview
- Federal Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla ruled Tuesday that Resolution 717/2025 is unconstitutional and set aside the Ministry of Economy’s 2025 removal of the online, state fuel‑price reporting system.
- The judge said eliminating the centralized database and eight‑hour reporting obligation represented an unjustified rollback under the constitution’s consumer‑protection clause and the non‑regressivity principle.
- Ramos Padilla held that prices posted on pumps or on private company apps do not substitute for a single public, mandatory and comparable system that lets consumers easily compare offers.
- The decision has collective, nationwide effect and covers petrol, diesel and compressed natural gas sold at service stations, and the state may appeal the ruling.
- Legislators in Buenos Aires are advancing a 72‑hour advance‑notice bill while industry group Fecra warns that stricter timing rules could cause supply problems, a development that could deepen regulatory and market conflicts over fuel reporting.