TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Agriculture and consumer services commissioner Nikki Fried is calling for an investigation into the high gas prices in the state.
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In her letter, Fried asks Attorney General Ashley Moody to investigate the high gas prices under the Florida Antitrust Act.
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Read her full letter in the tweet below:
Oil companies are reaping record profits while consumers are paying high gas prices, even as fuel costs decrease.
— Commissioner Nikki Fried (@NikkiFriedFL) November 17, 2021
I just asked @AGAshleyMoody to investigate this under the Florida Antitrust Act, as @POTUS has asked @FTC Chair @LinaKhanFTC to look into anti-competitive activity. pic.twitter.com/1TZgvcfYvg
Fried said since September her Division of Consumer Services has received 80 consumer complaints about high gas prices as company profits soar.
“I hope our Attorney General will take action to help us protect Florida consumers at the gas pump,” Fried tweeted.
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