# Central European fuel excise tax debates

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/central-european-fuel-excise-tax-debates
> Updated: 2026-09-14T05:58:00.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

In Lithuania, the Fuel Association has requested that the Ministry of Finance consider temporary reductions in diesel excise taxes. The association reported a 16.7 percent decrease in diesel sales during the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year. They argued that high prices are causing consumers to travel to neighboring countries like Poland for fuel, which results in lost tax revenue for the Lithuanian budget.

Similarly, in Slovakia, the coalition council scheduled discussions regarding a proposal to reduce fuel excise taxes. Proponents, including SNS leader Andrej Danko, aim to lower prices to prevent citizens in border regions from refueling abroad. However, the Slovak Ministry of Finance has opposed these calls, labeling them as populist and noting that domestic fuel prices are already comparable to those in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-14: Slovak coalition to discuss fuel excise tax reduction

The Slovak coalition council will discuss reducing fuel excise taxes to discourage cross-border refueling, amid criticism from the Ministry of Finance regarding the economic rationality of the proposal.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/slovak-coalition-to-discuss-fuel-excise-tax-reduction

### 2026-08-19: Lithuanian Fuel Association urges excise tax review

The Lithuanian Fuel Association is urging the Ministry of Finance to reduce diesel excise taxes to combat high fuel prices and a 16.7 percent drop in domestic diesel sales.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lithuanian-fuel-association-urges-excise-tax-review

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