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Minister Tieman seeks way out of rising fuel duty

Waar automobilisten de afgelopen jaren profiteerden van een tijdelijke accijnsverlaging, dreigt de prijs aan de pomp binnenkort fors te stijgen.

Outgoing Infrastructure and Water Management Minister Robert Tieman (BBB) has announced he will do his “stinking best” to find a solution to the planned fuel excise duty increase in 2026. ANP reports.

While motorists benefited from a temporary reduction in excise duty in recent years, the price for customers at the pump is in danger of rising sharply soon. The minister sees that expensive fuelling affects people’s wallets. At the same time, he stresses that the government wants to discourage the use of fossil fuels. “I really want to see what we can do, whether, for example, we can make a cut between petrol and diesel,” he said.

In the coming weeks, Tieman will enter discussions within the cabinet on the possible scenarios. However, he warns that the outcome is uncertain. “It is by no means certain whether we will come out of this,” he said.

The government had earlier temporarily reduced excise duty on petrol by 18 cents per litre. If that reduction is reversed in 2026, it will bring the state treasury almost 1 billion euros in extra tax revenue, reports ANP. The same applies to diesel: there, excise duty was reduced by 12 cents per litre. If that reduction is cancelled, excise duty will rise again by 12 cents per litre. That will bring the government another half billion euros or so in extra revenue.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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