Energiepreise: Spritpreisbremse und Übergewinnsteuer tritt in Polen in Kraft
In Polen gilt jetzt eine Spritpreisbremse. Möglich wurde sie durch eine Übergewinnsteuer für Mineralölkonzerne. Für die Autofahrer werden Benzin und Diesel deutlich günstiger.
Starting this weekend, a fuel price brake in Poland, implemented by the incumbent Prime Minister Donald Tusk's conservative-liberal government, has come into effect. This measure is intended to be financed through the simultaneous introduction of an internally controversial excess profit tax on oil companies. President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, signed the relevant legislation only after prolonged opposition on Thursday.
For drivers, petrol and diesel are now considerably cheaper. The measure dominated discussion in Polish media, with headlines such as "Relief for drivers' wallets: New maximum fuel prices at fuel stations" and service-oriented information about the overnight changes in fuel prices. While extensively discussed on political pages, the decision surprised President Nawrocki, who inadvertently surprised his party, "Law and Justice" (PiS), which had previously rejected a similar excess profit tax as an interference in the free market, similar to many German politicians.
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