{
  "id": 14671764,
  "title": "Mobilitätskosten: Zwei Wochen Tankrabatt - Kritik an Weitergabe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mobilitatskosten-zwei-wochen-tankrabatt-kritik-an-weitergabe",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:58:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/mobilitaetskosten-zwei-wochen-tankrabatt-kritik-an-weitergabe/100262518.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Two weeks after its launch, the mobility cost rebate is not reaching consumers fully, according to economists' assessments from Ifo and DIW. Calculations show substantial gaps. The Federal Cartel Office also finds incomplete transmission. Tomaso Duso from DIW concludes that only about two-thirds of the 16.7 cent tax cut has reached consumers. \"Since October 1st, prices in Germany have been on average 10 to 11 cents per liter lower than in France, where there is no rebate,\" he notes. Transmission has slowed down since October 8th, averaging only 9 cents. However, Duso cautions that the comparison day also matters. If the comparison day is September 27th instead of September 30th, transmission is over 80 percent. Ifo's observation that transmission is slowing down remains. Ifo reports higher transmission - 13 cents for E10 super gasoline, 14.7 cents for E5, and 13.5 cents for diesel during the period from October 7th to 13th. Even here, a gap remains to the 16.7 cent tax cut. The Munich economic researchers found low transmission on the last weekend. Deficits are also at the refinery and wholesale level, according to the Federal Cartel Office. \"The preliminary evaluations suggest that the transmission of the tax cut has occurred up to the refinery and wholesale level, but not fully,\" says President Andreas Mundt. \"The gap is greater for gasoline than for diesel.\" However, a comprehensive assessment is still premature. The Fuel and Energy Association (en2x) contradicts this: \"Even after fourteen days of the mobility cost rebate, our member companies, the major gas stations, are fully transmitting the tax cut,\" a spokesperson says. \"What is often overlooked when looking at the pure filling station price: The world market prices for fuels are constantly changing. The international product price for premium E10 gasoline has risen by about 5 cents per liter since September 30th. This has accordingly increased the cost of purchase.\" This is also reflected in consumer prices. They remain on average 17 cents cheaper than without the rebate. Currently, premium E10 is three cents more expensive than on the first day of the rebate. Nationwide, it costs an average of 2.146 euros per liter on Wednesday. Diesel is slightly cheaper than on the first day of the rebate - on Wednesday, it was 2.255 euros per liter. Prices have only moved slightly in the last few days. Data from the fuel price portal Tankerkönig showed an opposite development on Thursday: first values indicated a rise in diesel, but falling prices for gasoline. In Europe, including with rebate, fuels are still relatively expensive, according to data from the EU Commission as of Monday. The average price for E10 was still the fourth highest in the EU - significantly behind Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland and just below France. The diesel price was the sixth highest - significantly behind Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands and a few cents behind Belgium and France. However, the rebate does make a noticeable difference: At the end of September, Germany still stood at third place among the most expensive countries for E10, and for diesel, it was fourth.",
  "summary": "DIW und Ifo kommen zum Schluss, dass der Steuernachlass noch immer nicht komplett bei den Verbrauchern ankommt. Auch das Bundeskartellamt sieht Defizite - insbesondere bei einer Kraftstoffart.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}