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Here's Why Govt Increased Petroleum Levy on Diesel

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Finance Minister’s Adviser Khurram Shehzad has defended the recent increase in the petroleum levy on high speed diesel, saying the adjustment represents a gradual return to the budgeted levy level rather than a new tax increase. Shehzad made the remarks in a post on X while responding to a news report highlighting the second consecutive increase in the diesel levy. He said the petroleum levy on diesel remains lower than it was before the Gulf cr…

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Brussels wants to require Member States to introduce a new additional cost on products such as fuel and fuel oil. Faced with the fear of reviving the anger of the yellow vests, the current majority wants to leave the matter to the next executive.

·Paris, France
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The fuel tax must be increased as soon as possible after the election, says Green Party spokesman Daniel Helldén on Sveriges Radio's Morgon in P1.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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It's too cheap to refuel today. That's what MPs think, who want prices to be raised "as soon as possible." - We need to make sure we drive less, spokesman Daniel Helldén tells Ekot.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The government is reviewing a multi-year plan to increase fuel excise taxes, which, if not changed, would result in fuel prices increasing by 8 cents per liter starting next year, says Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Fiscal measures to mitigate fuel prices, such as reducing excise duties, would be considered if the price of diesel exceeded EUR 2.2 per liter, the Prime Minister says.

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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
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