Sweden’s low diesel prices draw foreign truckers

low diesel prices foreign truckers Sweden fuel tax cuts Ebba Busch

Sweden’s recent cuts to fuel taxes have pushed diesel prices among the lowest in the EU. The cheaper fuel has spurred “fuel tourism,” with foreign haulage firms from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Germany routing trucks across the border to refuel.

A Danish driver earned about 5,800 SEK, a Finnish driver 7,500 SEK and a Norwegian driver 4,000 SEK on a single 1,000‑liter fill on 23 July, when the cost of diesel was 16,300 SEK. The tax reductions are estimated to cost the Swedish state treasury 9.3 billion SEK. Energy Minister Ebba Busch said the policy poses no problem and even benefits foreign drivers.

Entities: Danish Vognmænd · Ebba Busch · Erik Østergaard · Kjell Olafsrud · Sweden · Tina Thorsell · Transportföretagen · foreign truckers

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[● 2 SOURCES] A Danish driver earned a profit of 5,800 SEK by refueling in Sweden on that date. (Transportföretagen data)
[● 2 SOURCES] A Finnish driver earned a profit of 7,500 SEK by refueling in Sweden on that date. (Transportföretagen data)
[● 2 SOURCES] A Norwegian driver earned a profit of 4,000 SEK by refueling in Sweden on that date. (Transportföretagen data)
[● 2 SOURCES] Foreign truckers from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Germany refuel in Sweden to profit from lower prices. (observations from Transportföretagen)
[● 2 SOURCES] Swedish diesel prices are among the lowest in the EU after tax cuts on gasoline and diesel. (Transportföretagen data)
[● 2 SOURCES] On 23 July it cost 16,300 SEK to fill a 1,000‑liter diesel tank in Sweden. (Transportföretagen data)
[● 2 SOURCES] The tax cuts on gasoline and diesel cost the Swedish state treasury a total of 9.3 billion SEK. (government fiscal estimate)
[● 2 SOURCES] Energy Minister Ebba Busch said the policy does not pose a problem and even benefits foreign drivers. (statement by Ebba Busch)