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Fuel prices actions of governments per country
Country	Shortages	Measures
Albania	None	Fuel prices are capped and margins are controlled (up to 12 LEK/L). Price transparency measures are active.
Argentina	None	Main measure is price smoothing by YPF, which is absorbing Brent volatility during a buffer window (while keeping flexibility for time/region “micropricing”).
Australia	Temporary	Excise duties were cut by 50%. Part of emergency fuel reserves (petrol/diesel) was released, and road tolls for trucks were removed for a limited period.
Austria	None	Excise duty reduced by €0.05/L (from 1 April), alongside a pump-price reduction measure of €0.05/L and limits on price increases/margins.
Belgium	None	Strategic oil stocks were released (about 5.6 million barrels); no other measures recorded.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	None	Excise duty reduced by 10% for businesses.
Brazil	Temporary	Diesel support package combining tax relief (PIS/Cofins set to zero), an import subsidy programme, and an effective price cap via Petrobras low pricing (supported by subsidies).
Bulgaria	None	Excise duty reduced (diesel support of -7 stotinki/L) and an industry support package (caretaker “Gyurov” package) increased to €125M.
Canada	None	Federal fuel excise tax was suspended for a period.
Chile	None	No price/tax measures recorded; limited disruption context only (few protests noted).
Croatia	None	Temporary price cap and distributor margin cap, plus an industry support measure (€0.16/L professional refund). Cap does not apply at highway stations; stockpile release noted as routine.
Cyprus	None	Excise duty reduced (about -0.0833).
Czechia	Temporary	Broad package: excise duty cut to the minimum EU allowance, retail margin cap, daily published maximum prices, and price transparency measures (April–June). Also a stockpile release was recorded.
Denmark	None	Strategic oil stocks were released (about 1.26 million barrels); no other measures recorded.
Estonia	None	Planned duty increase was cancelled (excise duty reduction discussed).
France	Temporary	Excise-duty support extended (partial refund with conditions), plus monitoring of prices via a task force; additional support for SMEs and a voluntary retail price cap initiative (e.g., TotalEnergies capped at €2.25/L until 30 June). Strategic release noted.
Germany	None	Measures focused on market controls: limits on the frequency of price increases and a price-monitoring task force; strategic stock release recorded.
Greece	None	Active fuel subsidy/price-cap scheme (diesel support before VAT) combined with margin caps for refinery and retail; transparency measures activated.
Hungary	Temporary	Price cap in place (limited to Hungarian vehicles), excise duty reduced to the EU minimum, diesel stock release, and rationing measures including an export ban.
Ireland	None	Price support at the pump (scheme increasing through 1H 2026) plus excise changes (carbon tax bringing rates to EU minimum). Also a large support package for farmers/fisheries and some stock release.
Italy	None	Temporary excise cut (€0.20 for ~20 days) plus temporary highway price reductions and monitoring of price developments via a task force; additional industry support funding.
Latvia	None	Excise duties reduced (no additional detail recorded).
Lithuania	None	Excise duties reduced (no additional detail recorded).
Luxembourg	None	No measures recorded.
Malta	None	No measures recorded.
Mexico	None	Excise support through a large IEPS reduction (64.31% of IEPS).
Montenegro	None	Excise duty reduced by 50%.
Netherlands	None	No measures recorded.
North Macedonia	None	Temporary excise duty reduction (–4 MKD/L) and a VAT reduction measure (VAT cut noted; VAT measure activated for a defined period).
Norway	None	Excise duties reduced; no other measures recorded.
Poland	None	Comprehensive controls: activated VAT measure (with VAT reduction), price cap regime set via ministerial regulation (with penalties), retail margin cap, and guidance on avoiding “fuel tourism” restrictions unless needed.
Portugal	None	Pump-price relief targeted to heavy vehicles and buses (up to €0.10/L under conditions/volume caps); refund scheme for operators was cancelled (no longer beneficial for transport).
Romania	None	Active pump refund scheme (~€0.17/L) with distributor margin caps, plus export restrictions (authorisation required) and rationing controls; price transparency activated.
Serbia	None	Combined measures: excise duty cut (25%), price cap, export ban (until end-June), rationing activated, and diesel released to the market (40,000T).
Slovakia	Temporary	Previous price cap has expired; rationing was suspended (no active measures detailed).
Slovenia	Temporary	Price cap in place, plus limits on sales volumes (max 200L/day) and crude oil release noted; rationing currently suspended.
Spain	None	VAT cut/activated VAT measure (for a defined period), professional diesel supplement for hauliers (+€0.20/L equivalent), and a large support envelope for SMEs (fuel card/bank guarantee support).
Sweden	None	Excise duty reductions are active, with additional cuts under discussion (including potentially below EU minimum and CO2-tax component reductions).
Switzerland	None	No measures recorded.
Türkiye	None	“Eşel Mobil” sliding-scale tax system was reactivated to cushion pump prices.
United Kingdom	Temporary	Support focused on the road transport sector: 12-month HGV road tax holiday (token renewal fee) and continuation of an existing supportive excise framework (with possible increase discussed for Q3).