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BUSINESSLOW1h ago · Sep 19, 2026, 10:05 AM

Germany cuts energy tax to lower soaring petrol prices

France 24 [en] · western europe

Germany will cut taxes on gasoline and diesel by about 17 cents a litre from October, the government said Friday. The move comes ahead of state elections in the capital Berlin and the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania where Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats are expected to be soundly defeated.

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