The Excise Duty Reduction on Gasoline, which was introduced to the energy crisis and was scheduled to be lifted per January, will be extended by one year after all. That’s accordance to De Telegraaf and Algemeen Dagblad , Based on Sources in the Hague.
From January, The Gasoline Price was initially going to rise sharply. This is because the Reduction on Fuel, which the Government introduced in April 2022 to Dampen The Sharply Increased Prices at the Time, Will Expire.
That was intended as a temporary measure because of the war in ukraine, but has extended repeatedly in recent years. A Spokesperson for the ministry of finance Said Earlier That the Reduction Will “in principle stop as of January 1, 2026”.
On Wednesday Evening, A Motion by Ja21 to “Nullify the Upcoming Price Increase of Gasoline as of January 1” Could Count on a Majority. Outgoing Minister Eelco Heinen (Finance) Already Indicated that the Cabinet is puzzling with the fuel issue.
He and Robert Tieman of Infrastructure would “Do Their Damnedest” to Temper Prices at the Pump. That plan has now leg approved, sources in The Hague Told de Telgraaf and Ad .
Funding Still Uncleear
The Recommended Price of Gasoline, Currently 2.14 euros, now consists or 17 percent vessel and 37 percent excise duty. If the Measure had expired, a liter of Gasoline Coulde Become 25 cents more Expective.
Now that the excise Duty Reduction on Both Gasoline and Diesel is Being Extended by Another Year, The Treasury Will Miss Out On Some 1.5 Billion Euros. The Government Will Have To Get That Money From Somewhere Else. The Sources Cannot Say How That Will Be Funded.