Finally decided: tank discount is coming and will be even higher than expected
Created: 05/21/2022, 11:04 am
By: Lisa Mayerhofer
The Bundestag approved a temporary tank discount on Thursday.
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The tank discount has been decided - the Federal Council has agreed.
The tax relief is even higher than previously assumed.
Update from May 20, 1:33 p.m .:
The Federal Council has now approved the tank discount.
On Friday, the chamber of states approved the law previously passed by the Bundestag to reduce the energy tax on fuels.
First report from May 20, 11:51 a.m.:
Berlin – On Thursday evening, the Bundestag gave the green light for the tank discount.
The majority of MPs voted in favor of the coalition factions' draft law to reduce the energy tax on fuels.
For the period from June to August, the energy tax on fuels is to be reduced to the European minimum so that the currently high prices at the pump are reduced.
Tank discount: Tax relief for petrol and diesel is higher
According to the government, the tax relief for petrol is just under 30 cents per liter and for diesel it is 14 cents per liter.
At the same time, the tax burden is reduced even further – because value added tax is no longer due on the part of the energy tax that is no longer applicable.
As confirmed by the Federal Ministry of Finance, the total tax relief is 35.2 cents per liter of petrol and 16.7 cents per liter of diesel.
The Bundeskartellamt is supposed to ensure, through stricter requirements for mineral oil companies, that the low taxes also reach consumers.
The federal government expects reduced tax revenues of 3.15 billion euros.
The rebate is part of the government's relief package, which intends to use it to cushion the currently high inflation.
Tank discount: The petrol station industry is preparing for bottlenecks from June
The petrol station industry is already preparing for possible bottlenecks at the pumps from June 1st.
"A high demand from motorists will meet a low supply," warned the chairman of the Federal Association of Free Gas Stations, Duraid El Obeid, in the
Rheinische Post
.
According to Aral, it said: "We are prepared, the logistics chains are robust, so that short-term deliveries to gas stations are also possible." drive almost completely empty".
(lma/dpa/AFP)
