German liberals push for petrol price hike instead of combustion ban

Germany’s free-market FDP party, currently blocking the EU-wide phase-out of internal combustion engines for cars, has proposed tackling road transport carbon by increasing the price of petrol and diesel through national carbon pricing and giving the money back to citizens via a per-capita direct payment.

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In practice, the proposal would see the existing carbon price for buildings and road transport, currently fixed at €30 per tonne of CO2 - which equals 8.4 cents per litre petrol and 9.5 cents per litre diesel, according to German Automotive Club ADAC - to be determined by market forces as of 2024. [jittawit21/Shutterstock]

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Jonathan Packroff EURACTIV Germany 22-03-2023 15:14 5 min. read Content type: News

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The date of the TV interview by Johannes Vogel was corrected from 20 January to 20 March.

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Updated: 29-09-2024

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