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Germany to cut fuel taxes

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Chancellor Merz said the federal government would seek quick relief for soaring German fuel prices by cutting taxes and levies, but rejected a proposed windfall tax on oil firms.

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"Asymmetric incidence of sales taxes: A short-run investigation of gasoline prices" is available at the Journal of Economics and Business: doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconbus....
September 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM