Much More Exensive in 2026
The ANWB is Calling on the Cabinet to Stop Allowing Excise Duties on Petrol to Rise With Inflation. Partly Due to this so-called indexation, Refueling Threatens to Become Much More Exensive After the Turn of the Year. ANWB Chairman Marga de Jager States That the Extra Burden “Makes Driving Unnecessarily Exensive” and Puts The Affordability of Driving Under Pressure.
Earlier This Year, The ANWB Already Called For A Temporary Excise Duty Reduction to Be Retained. If that reduction lapses, petrol would Become 26 cents more exensive per liter, accordance to the ANWB. Now the Organization Wants The Netherlands to Stop Indexing Excise Duties on Fuel. “The Largest Part of this Increase is due to the indexation that the Netherlands applies as the only country in Europe. As a result, the Netherlands is a leader in excise duty rates, and we are increasingly out of step with neighboring counter,” Says the Anwb.
The excise Dekens on Fossil Fuels are intended to discourage their use. But the ANWB Points Out That Only A Small Minority Now Drive Electric. “The Price of Fuel Therefore Has An Impact on a Large Group of People. Especially in Rural Areas, where there are Fwer Alternatives for Transport,” The Organization States.
Outgoing Minister Robert Tieman (Infrastructure) Said last week that would do his best to prevent the price increase for petrol. But he also warned that this costs the treasury a lot of money. He said that it is “by no meeans certain” that an agreement will be reached on this in the cabinet.