{
  "id": 4663667,
  "title": "Tirsdag stiger drivstoffavgiftene: – Forferdelig",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/tirsdag-stiger-drivstoffavgiftene-forferdelig",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/wrbM84/tirsdag-stiger-drivstoffavgiftene-forferdelig"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, fuel prices are expected to rise, with diesel and gasoline costs potentially increasing by several kroners per liter. This comes as the temporary reduction in fuel taxes, introduced by the Storting on April 1st, is set to revert to its previous levels. Sandmæl, a 69-year-old individual, filled his diesel tank for 21.09 kroner per liter on Monday morning. He is certain of filling his tank again on Tuesday, stating that the rising prices are \"horrible.\" However, he has also switched to using an electric car, which he prefers. Sandmæl wishes for the tax cuts to be extended or for politicians to reduce taxes in other areas, expressing concern that the price increases are \"too high.\" He believes they should not exceed 20 kroner per liter. Jonathan Fischer, a 44-year-old self-employed driver, also filled his tank on Monday, estimating that the prices could rise by around four kroner per liter. He anticipates saving 1600 kroner by filling his tank on Monday, believing that politicians will eventually take action to ease fuel prices. He prefers working as a self-employed driver but finds fuel prices stressful, expressing hope that the temporary tax cuts would be extended or that politicians would cut taxes in other areas. According to SB1 Markets' Harald Magnus Andreassen, it is positive that the Storting has prioritized this issue, but he recognizes that people are concerned about fuel prices, even though they are not significantly higher than in the past. However, he believes that overall, people use a relatively small portion of their income on diesel and gasoline compared to what they spent before. Andreassen predicts that prices will rise but stresses that people and businesses should receive a signal about the scarcity of fuel and diesel in the market, as it is not the government's role to shield economic actors from such effects. If fuel prices soar to 30 kroner again, Andreassen argues that policymakers must prioritize, and if the issue persists, future contracts should share the risk of fuel price fluctuations with the end-users. Nordea Markets' Kjetil Olsen agrees that fuel price hikes will impact businesses that consume large amounts of fuel, but he believes that inflation is not significantly affected by these tax cuts. Olsen suggests that many have switched to electric cars, and the share of gasoline and diesel consumption has decreased compared to before.",
  "summary": "Flere fyller tanken mandag – tirsdag vil prisene øke.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}