Spain's Congress Committee Validates Fuel Tax Discount Extended to Year-End
The Permanent Deputation of Spain's Congress of Deputies voted on October 16 by 62 votes to 6, with one abstention, to validate Royal Decree-Law 25/2026, extending the fuel tax discount introduced in response to energy price rises from the Middle East crisis through the end of the year.
Under the decree, the hydrocarbon tax reduction on petrol and diesel stands at 20 cents per litre in October and remains 20 cents in November, while the December amount will depend on fuel prices during October. The decree also caps the price of a butane gas bottle at 19.55 euros until June 30, 2027, and limits fourth-quarter rises in the last-resort natural gas tariff.
Parliament has been dissolved ahead of the November 29 general election, so decree-laws are validated by the Permanent Deputation. The same session also validated Royal Decree-Law 24/2026 on reconstruction after the 2024 Valencia floods. Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo defended the measure as protecting the households and sectors hardest hit by energy prices.
Source: Congress of Deputies of Spain
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