Austria’s Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism has extended the temporary EUR 0.019 per litre reduction in mineral oil tax on petrol and diesel until 30 September 2026, while the price reduction guarantee will continue and the margin cap will remain suspended.
Austria’s Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism announced on 31 August 2026 that the temporary reduction of the mineral oil tax on petrol and diesel fuel will be extended until 30 September 2026.
The mineral oil tax will remain reduced by EUR 0.019 per litre through the end of September. The price reduction guarantee will also continue, while the margin cap will remain suspended.
Mineral oil tax reduction
The 1.9 cents per litre reduction in mineral oil tax will continue for petrol and diesel. The measure returns the additional VAT revenues generated by high fuel prices.
The government said the fuel price brake would remain a temporary and targeted measure, while permanent intervention in market pricing would not be pursued.
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer said Austria’s fuel prices were below the EU average in the European comparison.
Price reduction guarantee
The price reduction guarantee will continue until the end of September. Falling international wholesale prices must be passed on quickly to motorists through prices for Diesel B7 and Euro-Super E10 at filling stations.
Hattmannsdorfer said the government would continue to focus on targeted relief while maintaining security of supply and avoiding permanent interventions in the market.
State Secretary and Government Coordinator Michaela Schmidt said the fuel price brake remained an instrument for combating inflation. She also referred to the rent price brake, the tax cut on basic foodstuffs and cost-reducing reforms in the energy sector.
Margin intervention remains suspended
The margin cap will remain suspended, with no renewed intervention in market price formation during the extension period.
State Secretary Sepp Schellhorn cited changing conditions in international energy markets, including developments in the Middle East. He said the government should instead strengthen domestic energy supply, competition, faster procedures and reduce bureaucracy.
The measures will remain in effect until 30 September 2026.
