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Germany approves fuel tax discount

  • On Friday, Germany's Bundestag approved a second temporary fuel tax cut this year, reducing gasoline and diesel taxes by $0.20 per litre from October through December to shield households and businesses from soaring energy prices.
  • Rising energy costs, exacerbated by the war in Iran, prompted the government to introduce this relief measure, aiming to limit the impact on household budgets and business operating costs amid elevated fuel prices.
  • The program requires federal and state governments to spend approximately $2.85 billion, while drivers can expect to save up to about $0.72 per US gallon starting October 1.
  • German authorities reported that inflation eased during the two months of the earlier fuel tax discount, suggesting the new policy could help stabilize broader price pressures through the end of the year.
  • Broader risks persist, such as historically low Rhine River water levels; the Kiel Institute calculated every 30 days of low water causes industrial production to decline by about 1%.
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The path for a new fuel discount due to the high fuel prices is clear. The Federal Council approved a law adopted by the Bundestag, which provides for a discharge of around 17 cents per litre of petrol and diesel from October to the end of December.

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Germany's Bundestag on Friday approved the second temporary tax cut on petrol and diesel this year in a bid to ease households and businesses from a sharp rise in fuel prices following the war with Iran. The measure will cost a total of about 2.5 billion euros to the federal budget and provincial budgets. From 1 October to 31 December, the energy tax on petrol and diesel will be reduced by 14.04 euro cents per litre. Taking into account the resu…

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Members of the German Parliament voted in favour of reducing the tax burden on petrol and diesel consumers against the backdrop of a sharp increase in energy, and the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany supported the bill to reduce the energy tax on fuel by 14 Euro cents, transfers the TASS. Based on the value-added tax, the final savings for drivers will be 17 cents per litre. This measure will be implemented from October until the en…

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The Bundestag approves the fuel discount: petrol and diesel are to be reduced by 17 cents per litre from October to December. The Federal Council still has to agree.

·Berlin, Germany
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ndr.de broke the news in Hamburg, Germany on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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