Asda buys petrol station group EG for £2.3bn bbc.in/45Ed4Ry

@BBCNews Didn't EG buy ASDA for £6.8 billion a few years ago? Have the Issa brothers effectively just sold their own business to themselves here? 🤔 Or have they essentially ceded ownership of a majority of their business to TDR Capital that's been bankrolling EG?

@BBCNews Breaking: the same people who own ASDA also owned EG… they merged to two so ASDA’s books will mop up the EG debt. Lazy headline @BBCNews

@BBCNews It’s just financial runaround’s . Selling a company to a different one owned by same people. No benefit to customers or employees just profiteering or tax issues

@BBCNews But I thought petrol and diesel’s will be gone in a few years? I guess they know something we don’t.

@BBCNews Asda's corporate HQ is Leeds so not only do they pay tax in the UK (keeping us alive via NHS) but theyre also British-Indian owned so the capital gets recirculated into the economy instead of sent overseas (keeping us working). I hope it goes well for them, & by them, i mean us.

@BBCNews They’ll get that money back in 2-3weeks with the money they make on overpriced fuel.

@BBCNews And we hear all these excuses that supermarkets make no money and are on tight margins due to competition - what a joke just look at the shareholder profits ! Massive profits on food and now they invest in another racket , fuel supplies

@BBCNews Eh?

@BBCNews Nothing Sus about them brothers doing that at all😜 where did they make their fortune again? Oh right yes the very same place

@BBCNews Petrol prices due to rise then !

@BBCNews @GemmaEliza19 explains the lack of overtime

@BBCNews Is that what is costs now to fill a tank?

@BBCNews It's owned by same people.

@BBCNews The idiot brothers.

@BBCNews Greasy

@BBCNews @BBCLancashire So the fuel cartel within Hyndburn and Blackburn will remain.. £143.9 per litre unleaded in Hyndburn (Asda). £138.9 per litre in Haslingden and Burnley (Tesco). I know where I’ll be filling up.

@BBCNews Can’t work out whether this is just clever, clever business by the Issa’s or someone, somewhere is getting stiffed

@BBCNews Insider dealing?

@BBCNews Wait! don't EG already own ASDA and had to split some petrol parts off when they bought ADSA off walmart

@BBCNews Bit of a strange one, the Issa brothers already own Asda & EG ???

@BBCNews Welcome Asda! Now we can have a cheaper fair petrol! Really respect all your administration, staff and clear it’s a mutual respect

@BBCNews One way to squirrel away those profits I suppose

@BBCNews But they can’t drop prices ?

@BBCNews "Capping Food prices won't work"

@BBCNews All money making scam. Getting eyewash. Regarding Asda quality and management getting worse day by day since acquired by these brothers. Prices are higher now.

@BBCNews Issa brothers taking over not taking part.