Monday, April 13, 2026

Explaining The Gas Tax 'Relief'

 As of 9 AM today, the 'relief' for German gas prices has been released.

If you didn't know....there are two taxes applied to German gas prices. One is the VAT/sales tax, and the other is the energy tax.

The relief?  From the energy tax (NOT the VAT)....17-Euro-Cents will be cut....for two months. 

So if you bought a liter yesterday for 2.10 Euro....then the new price would be1.93 Euro (still hefty....about 20-cents above the norm).  

What happens in six-to-eight weeks?  Well...if the 'war' is still screwing up the pricing....more talks will occur, and I would imagine it'll go for a second two-month period.

Still to be grumbling?  Oh yeah.  Who will get the blame for the grumbling? Mostly Merz, the CDU, and the SPD.

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