Effect of excise duties on fuel prices. The entry into force of the rules contained in the maneuver on January 1st (with the increase in taxes on diesel and the equivalent reduction in those on petrol) has made diesel more expensive than green fuel. It’s about, he reports Daily Relayfor the first time in three years now.
Average costs
The national average price of diesel this morning was 1.666 euros per liter versus 1.650 euros for petrol. A reversal that has not occurred since February 9, 2023, at the end of the most acute phase of the price crisis that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With the excise tax cut, gasoline prices fall to their lowest level since December 19, 2022.