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Key FactsReiche backs direct payments, rejects fuel discount
Sep 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Reiche considers direct payments to low-income earners a quick, targeted relief measure and points to an existing tool.

  • Claudia Kemfert warns of a significant purchasing shock, saying commuters, low-income households, and rural residents are particularly affected.

  • Reiche wants to address emissions trading, while Kemfert considers this approach wrong.

  • Reiche rejects another fuel discount, saying the coalition currently lacks the financial room for it.
  • This would be a way to relieve the burden quickly, but to do so in a targeted way. A corresponding tool is available.
    — Katherina Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, said this on Monday to RTL and ntv about targeted direct payments to low-income earners.
Rising fuel prices: Wealthy oppose new fuel discount: The fuel discount has expired, the situation in the Middle East is escalating, and prices at the pumps are ...
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Key FactsFuel Discount Drives Prices Below Two Euros
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  • The fuel tax discount effective since midnight has visibly lowered prices, with E10 often costing less than €2 per liter.

  • Price decreases average around 10 cents per liter, falling short of the 16.7-cent tax relief due to unaffected fuel stockpiles.

  • In cities like Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg, many stations offer E10 under €2, while diesel remains mostly above this threshold.

  • Economy Minister Reiche demands full transfer of the tax cut to consumers and announces close monitoring by the Federal Cartel Office.
  • If there are any signs that the tax cut is not being passed on to consumers, I expect immediate action.
    — Katherina Reiche — CDU politician; Federal Minister for Economic Affairs; quoted in the ntv.de article on the fuel tax relief
Fuel prices elsewhere "haven't fallen either": Economics Minister Reiche rejects speed limit and fuel discounts
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Key FactsReiche Opposes Fuel Discounts and Speed Limit Proposal
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  • Katherina Reiche dismissed calls for fuel tax cuts and speed limits, citing ineffective outcomes from similar policies in Italy and Austria.

  • The government aims to relieve drivers and households by increasing commuter allowances and reducing electricity taxes instead.

  • A reduction in vehicle tax was rejected due to its broad benefit, including to high earners and non-commuters.

  • Criticism arises within the CDU, with some members demanding immediate actions like price caps or temporary suspension of the CO₂ tax.
  • "a full stop"— Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, said on BR that Reiche plans a full stop in expanding wind and solar energy.
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