The one from the Federal Government decided tank discount came into effect at midnight. This means that tax rates will fall for two months on petrol and diesel
around 17 cents per liter each. It is expected that the
Tax cut is not immediately passed on in full by the gas station companies and prices gradually fall.
The gas stations are not obliged to make any specific reductions. However, Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has made it clear several times that he expects the discount to be passed on in full at the gas stations. “That’s why we have antitrust law, that’s why there’s political pressure, and that’s why there’s also a critical public,” said the SPD politician.
Delays expected at the beginning of the month
The Fuels and Energy trade association announced that the full tax cut to the customers should be passed on. The Petroleum Industry Association has already announced that prices at gas stations depend primarily on world market prices for fuel. Delays could occur for “logistical” reasons because some of the fuel available at gas stations in the first few days of May was purchased at the old tax rate.
The consumer advice centers are calling on the Federal Cartel Office to carefully examine the implementation. “The Fuel discount “It must not become a corporate discount again,” said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations, Ramona Pop, with a view to such a measure in the 2022 energy crisis as a result of the Ukraine war.
After beginning of the Iran War The prices for petrol and diesel at German petrol stations had skyrocketed – more sharply than in other EU countries. In order to provide some relief for citizens and companies, the black-red coalition agreed on, among other things, the fuel discount. The measure costs the state around 1.6 billion euros.