The Government raises the diesel tax reduction to 20 cents and keeps the gasoline reduction at five cents
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The Government raises the diesel tax reduction to 20 cents and keeps the gasoline reduction at five cents

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General31 August 2026 at 11:21

The Spanish Government will increase the Hydrocarbon Tax reduction applied to diesel to 20 cents per liter starting Tuesday, September 1st. Initially, only 5 cents of reduction were planned for that month. The measure keeps the tax reduction applied to gasoline at 5 cents. The increase in the reduction for diesel was decided after the price of this fuel soared in July, which prompted the Executive to reinforce support measures for consumers. This change represents a significant increase compared to the initial plans for September.

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