German parliament approves new fuel tax cut to counter soaring prices

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2026-09-25

Berlin (dpa) - The German parliament on Friday approved a fuel tax cut aimed at easing the burden on motorists as prices at the pump soar due to the war in Iran. Taxes on petrol and diesel are to be cut by a total of 17 cents ($0.19) per litre from October 1 to December 31. After months of hesitation, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week finally agreed to take action to support motorists, following a renewed run of record fuel prices and am......

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