'price differences too great'

Bovag insists on ‘structural and crisis-proof measures’ against high fuel prices

Bovag maakt zich ernstige zorgen over de situatie van tankstationondernemers in de grensregio: een algemene, tijdelijke accijnsverlaging biedt daar 'onvoldoende oplossing'. Foto: ProMedia, 2026

Bovag continues to press the government for ‘structural and crisis-proof measures’ against high energy and fuel prices. Temporary measures and partial solutions are not enough against the current ‘structural problems’, according to the industry association.

According to Bovag, the current situation shows how vulnerable entrepreneurs and consumers are to suddenly rising energy and fuel prices. It is the second energy price crisis in three years. Against that background, the industry association says it is not enough to only temporarily ease the worst pain. “Instead, choices are needed that will make society more structurally resilient,” Bovag said.

In the letter Bovag sent to the cabinet on Wednesday, the organisation argues for “crisis-proof car tax reform, with affordability of mobility and energy independence as clear preconditions”. In doing so, Bovag points to the expected ETS2 revenues of around EUR 3.5 billion, which can be used for this structural reform.

Certainty

Bovag believes that in the short term it must be ensured that after 2029, an electric car will structurally not have to pay more motor vehicle tax than a comparable petrol car. “It is precisely this longer-term certainty that is needed to win consumers over now,” it writes.

Bovag is also seriously concerned about the situation of petrol station operators in the border region. A general, temporary excise duty reduction offers “insufficient solution” there, because, according to Bovag, the price differences with Germany and Belgium have “become too big”. Bovag calls the proposed scrappage scheme “an interesting idea”, provided the elaboration is right.

Gap

Bovag also says it is “positive” about the research into ways to reduce the structural gap in fuel prices with Germany and Belgium. By contrast, the industry association does not see a study on limiting the number of price increases at petrol stations as a solution to high fuel prices.

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

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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