Antonio Turbí, the Dominican Quixote who made a name for himself defying all odds to foster competition, announced a two-week sale of gasoline at his three stations. Turbí is offering to return to consumers RD$2.00 on each gallon of gasoline purchased. A Ministry of Industry and Commerce ruling stopped him from dropping the price of gasoline he sells when he did so last year, but nothing stops him from giving consumers money back for each purchase. News reports say that Turbí has suffered pressures from his gasoline supplier and from the association of gasoline station owners that don’t like competition. The cheaper gasoline is available at his Los Alcarrizos (Santo Domingo), Universitaria (Santiago) and Piedra Linda (La Romana) gas stations from 13 to 20 January. Turbí says that sales are up, and his earnings, too. News reports say that there were lines at his Estrella Sadhalá gas station in Santiago over the weekend.
