The Ministry of Finance reported that in December there is a decrease in the ISP discount by 3.9 cents per liter of diesel fuel and 2.4 cents per liter of gasoline, taking into account falling prices.
The guardianship statement states that, as announced, “the mechanism applied in the ISP is equivalent to reducing the VAT rate from 23% to 13%, and the compensation mechanism through the ISP reduces additional VAT income as a result of the changes. in fuel prices remain in effect.
Thus, taking into account the evolution of diesel and gasoline prices, “these temporary measures result in a reduction in the ISP rebate of 3.9 cents per liter of diesel fuel and 2.4 cents per liter of gasoline. a discount of 17.1 cents per liter for diesel ISP and 15.4 cents per liter for gasoline ISP,” the same note reads.
On the other hand, “the carbon tax update will be suspended until the end of the year,” and “taking into account all the measures in place, the reduction in the tax burden is 27.3 cents per liter of diesel fuel and 24.7 cents per liter of gasoline. “.
The government’s rebate mechanism assumes that a decrease in the price of fuel results in an increase in the Tax on Petroleum Products (NPT) due to a drop in VAT revenues.
“Measures to mitigate the increase in fuel prices remain in place in the month of December, while the government continues to support all consumers by reducing fuel taxes,” the ministry reminded.
The ISP’s rebate, equivalent to a 13 percent VAT rate cut, was due to run until September 4 but was later extended through the end of the year as part of the government’s family relief package due to price hikes.
Average fuel prices have returned this week to below pre-war levels in Ukraine on Feb. 24, with a 5.1% drop for petrol and 4.1% for diesel calculated by ERSE.
According to the “Weekly Report on the Surveillance of Selling Prices for the Public” published on Monday evening by the Entidade Regladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE), “For the week of 28 to 4 December, the effective pre-tax price is 0.860 euro/l. [euros por litro] for straight petrol 95 and 1067 euro/l for direct diesel”, which after tax is 1660 euro/l and 1685 euro/l for straight petrol 95 and straight diesel, respectively.
These figures are comparable to average prices of 1,816 euros/l for 95 straight-through gasoline and 1,660 euros/l for direct diesel filled on February 24 when the Russians invaded Ukraine, according to the Directorate General of Energy and Geology (DGEG). ).
