{"id":1880947,"date":"2026-04-13T11:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1880947"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:19:39","slug":"germany-cuts-fuel-tax-as-oil-prices-surge-on-iran-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1880947","title":{"rendered":"Germany cuts fuel tax as oil prices surge on Iran blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/95\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_894bfdb9-46fb-511f-ae29-aeffb6bb8c8e-9719568.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885928-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885928\" data-cid=\"9720553\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885928-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/05\/53\/189x106_cmsv2_a2d23686-a23b-520a-aa6c-f56a3bc5fcbb-9720553.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patients receive treatment at a hospital in Damaturu after Air Force strikes in northeastern Nigeria, 12 April, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Nigeria<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Up to 200 civilians dead in Nigeria after air force misfire on market\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885888-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885888\" data-cid=\"9720364\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885888-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" 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Economics Minister Reiche and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, the government held talks over the weekend. Will the coalition succeed in easing the burden on citizens, or will it collapse?<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Germany&#8217;s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), SPD leader B\u00e4rbel Bas and CSU chief Markus S\u00f6der presented the results at a press conference on Monday morning after talks that ran late into the night at Villa Borsig.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all share the concern that we are in a difficult situation,&#8221; Merz said, citing both economic and geopolitical pressures. <\/p>\n<p>The coalition had &#8220;introduced immediate aid in the face of rising energy prices,&#8221; he added, describing the measures as &#8220;very concrete relief&#8221; that would &#8220;very quickly improve the situation for car drivers and businesses in the country, especially for those who travel a lot by car for work&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Klingbeil also spoke of &#8220;real and noticeable relief&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The tax reduction will be counter-financed through antitrust and tax measures. <\/p>\n<p>Antitrust law is to be tightened to combat price gouging, and companies will be able to pay employees a one-off relief bonus of up to \u20ac1,000. <\/p>\n<p>Merz was clear, however, that the state could not offset every market movement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The war in Iran is the real cause of the problems we also have in our own country,&#8221; he said, at least as far as energy prices were concerned. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are doing everything we can to work towards ending this war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/95\/68\/808x539_cmsv2_c627d913-d034-53fb-9938-72e5b6fb96b5-9719568.jpg\" alt='Chancellor Merz speaks of \"very concrete relief\". For the next two months, the mineral oil tax will be reduced by 17 cents per litre.'><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Chancellor Merz speaks of a &#8220;very concrete relief&#8221;. For the next two months, the mineral oil tax will be reduced by 17 cents per litre.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Crisis at the pumps<\/h2>\n<p>The backdrop is a sharp rise in fuel costs driven by the disruption to oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of global oil transports pass. <\/p>\n<p>Petrol prices have topped \u20ac2 a litre for both diesel and petrol in some parts of Germany.<\/p>\n<p>An earlier package \u2014 limiting petrol stations to one price adjustment per day and giving the Cartel Office greater powers to scrutinise oil company behaviour \u2014 has so far delivered little relief for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The petrol price frustration is greater than ever,&#8221; Saxony-Anhalt Minister President Sven Schulze (CDU) told Bild. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need results this week on how to finally reduce the high petrol prices. It is important that citizens and companies feel the reduction immediately and not in weeks or months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pressure also came from the minister presidents of Thuringia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. <\/p>\n<p>Manuela Schwesig (SPD), minister president of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, had called for a special meeting between state leaders and the Chancellor on energy prices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Iran war pushes Germany&#8217;s deficit to 4.2% as growth outlook is cut by 50%<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Merz&#8217;s stumble jeopardises hopes of rebooting sluggish German economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Coalition tensions<\/h2>\n<p>The agreement came after a public row between coalition partners that rattled the government ahead of the weekend talks. <\/p>\n<p>Klingbeil had organised a crisis summit on Friday, bringing together trade union and employer representatives, and used it to call for a petrol price cap and a mobility bonus financed by a windfall tax on energy companies.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche stayed away from the summit but appeared in front of cameras to sharply criticise the SPD&#8217;s proposals as &#8220;expensive, ineffective and constitutionally questionable&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>Merz was said to be &#8220;disconcerted by the public exchange of blows,&#8221; according to the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung. <\/p>\n<p>The CDU social wing also criticised Reiche&#8217;s public remarks. A deputy leader of the CDU labour wing went further, telling SWR radio that a &#8220;replacement&#8221; of the minister was unavoidable given that she had defied the Chancellor.<\/p>\n<h2>What else was agreed<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the fuel tax cut, the weekend talks also covered a tax reform aimed at relieving the burden on low and middle incomes, due to take effect in 2027, as well as healthcare reform and the federal budget. <\/p>\n<p>Merz acknowledged that many more agreements were still needed.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00f6der described the tax cut as &#8220;quick, powerful, unbureaucratic&#8221; and an important signal for the months ahead, noting that it applied to both consumers and businesses. <\/p>\n<p>On the antitrust measures, Bas said the law must become &#8220;a sharp sword&#8221; and one of the most important instruments &#8220;to prevent rip-offs at the petrol pumps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                          Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div 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A trader works in the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 2012\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Goldman Sachs posts best quarterly profit in five years with 18% jump<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885254-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2885254\" data-cid=\"9717732\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885254-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/77\/32\/320x180_cmsv2_381518b3-5291-5229-a29f-7c28178bff6e-9717732.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A cashier changes a 50 Euro banknote with US dollars at an exchange counter in Rome, Wednesday, July 13, 2022.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU\u2019s top 5 economies vs top 5 US states: How do they compare in GDP?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884615-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884615\" data-cid=\"9714381\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2884615-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/43\/81\/320x180_cmsv2_92ba4924-3c33-59b6-9227-3a7e35b5272d-9714381.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"People walking along the Tagus river look at new luxury buildings in Lisbon, Friday, March 10, 2023.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Which countries saw the biggest increase in housing prices in 2025?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885254-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2885254\" data-cid=\"9717732\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU\u2019s top 5 economies vs top 5 US states: How do they compare in GDP?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884615-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884615\" data-cid=\"9714381\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Which countries saw the biggest increase in housing prices in 2025?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884367-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884367\" data-cid=\"9713104\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>     Petrol and diesel in Europe: Where are prices highest and lowest?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885717-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2885717\" data-cid=\"9719566\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Oil tops $100 as Iran blockade looms, forint surges on Hungary results<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885775-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2885775\" data-cid=\"9719858\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Hungarian stocks hit record high after a landslide opposition victory<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Germany&#8217;s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral oil tax on diesel and petrol by around 17 cents per litre for two months in response to surging fuel prices.Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD), SPD leader B\u00e4rbel Bas and CSU chief Markus S\u00f6der presented the results at a press conference on Monday morning after talks that ran late into the night at Villa Borsig.&#8221;We all share the concern that we are in a difficult situation,&#8221; Merz said, citing both economic and geopolitical pressures.The coalition had &#8220;introduced immediate aid in the face of rising energy prices,&#8221; he added, describing the measures as &#8220;very concrete relief&#8221; that would &#8220;very quickly improve the situation for car drivers and businesses in the country, especially for those who travel a lot by car for work&#8221;.Klingbeil also spoke of &#8220;real and noticeable relief&#8221;.The tax reduction will be counter-financed through antitrust and tax measures.Antitrust law is to be tightened to combat price gouging, and companies will be able to pay employees a one-off relief bonus of up to \u20ac1,000.Merz was clear, however, that the state could not offset every market movement.&#8221;The war in Iran is the real cause of the problems we also have in our own country,&#8221; he said, at least as far as energy prices were concerned.&#8221;We are doing everything we can to work towards ending this war.&#8221;Crisis at the pumpsThe backdrop is a sharp rise in fuel costs driven by the disruption to oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of global oil transports pass.Petrol prices have topped \u20ac2 a litre for both diesel and petrol in some parts of Germany.An earlier package \u2014 limiting petrol stations to one price adjustment per day and giving the Cartel Office greater powers to scrutinise oil company behaviour \u2014 has so far delivered little relief for consumers.&#8221;The petrol price frustration is greater than ever,&#8221; Saxony-Anhalt Minister President Sven Schulze (CDU) told Bild.&#8221;We need results this week on how to finally reduce the high petrol prices. It is important that citizens and companies feel the reduction immediately and not in weeks or months.&#8221;Pressure also came from the minister presidents of Thuringia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.Manuela Schwesig (SPD), minister president of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, had called for a special meeting between state leaders and the Chancellor on energy prices.Coalition tensionsThe agreement came after a public row between coalition partners that rattled the government ahead of the weekend talks.Klingbeil had organised a crisis summit on Friday, bringing together trade union and employer representatives, and used it to call for a petrol price cap and a mobility bonus financed by a windfall tax on energy companies.Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche stayed away from the summit but appeared in front of cameras to sharply criticise the SPD&#8217;s proposals as &#8220;expensive, ineffective and constitutionally questionable&#8221;.Merz was said to be &#8220;disconcerted by the public exchange of blows,&#8221; according to the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung.The CDU social wing also criticised Reiche&#8217;s public remarks. A deputy leader of the CDU labour wing went further, telling SWR radio that a &#8220;replacement&#8221; of the minister was unavoidable given that she had defied the Chancellor.What else was agreedBeyond the fuel tax cut, the weekend talks also covered a tax reform aimed at relieving the burden on low and middle incomes, due to take effect in 2027, as well as healthcare reform and the federal budget.Merz acknowledged that many more agreements were still needed.S\u00f6der described the tax cut as &#8220;quick, powerful, unbureaucratic&#8221; and an important signal for the months ahead, noting that it applied to both consumers and businesses.On the antitrust measures, Bas said the law must become &#8220;a sharp sword&#8221; and one of the most important instruments &#8220;to prevent rip-offs at the petrol pumps.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/04\/13\/germany-cuts-fuel-tax-as-oil-prices-surge-on-iran-blockade&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/95\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_894bfdb9-46fb-511f-ae29-aeffb6bb8c8e-9719568.jpg&#8221;] Nigeria Up to 200 civilians dead in Nigeria after air force misfire on market Europe News Magyar presses for swift power transfer and vows to unlock EU funds Cinema Euronews to host LUX Audience Award 2026 debate Lebanon Israel summons Italy&#8217;s ambassador over comments on Lebanon attacks Nigeria Up to 200 civilians [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-1880947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1880947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1880947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1880947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1880947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}