There is a discount: Gasoil is (even) cheaper in Spain from today

O diesel fuel in Spain will count, from this tuesdaywith a 20 cent discount per litre on hydrocarbon tax, after that fuel had suffered a price increase of 15.7% in july.

On the other hand, the discount on petrol tax will be reduced from 10 cents per litre in August to 5 cents per litre from this month as part of the gradual withdrawal of the support measures provided for in the plan to respond to the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East. 

The decree-law approved at the end of June reformulated the tax aid for fuels that had been in force since March, and VAT returned to the general rate of 21% and subsidies concentrated on the oil tax, with a decreasing discount (15 cents per litre in July, 10 cents in August and 5 cents in September).

The decree itself established that such a progressive withdrawal of the support measures could be interrupted if a significant increase in fuel prices occurred, providing for a safeguard clause.

By virtue of this clause, if the consumer price index (IPC) for petrol or diesel exceeded 15% in June, an extended discount of 20 cents per litre would be activated in August; if this occurred in July, the discount would be applied in September.

In June, gasoline and diesel inflation remained below this 15% level, allowing the gradual withdrawal of the discount to continue.

However, in July, diesel increased by 15.7%, which triggered the clause automatically, so from September 1, diesel tax will be reduced by 20 cents per litre, while the discount on gasoline will be only 5 cents per litre, since this fuel became 7.3 percent more expensive in July, well below the 15% level that triggers the clause.

Fuels lead inflation rate in Spain to up to 2023

Prices in Spain rose by 4.3% in August, compared to the same month of 2025, driven by the rise in fuels, according to an estimate of the reported inflation by the Spanish National Statistical Institute (INE).

To confirm this estimate, prices in Spain recorded the highest rate since 2023 in August, taking into account the 2.7% recorded in the same month last year.

In monthly terms, the increase was seven tenths.

Preliminary data point to an acceleration of the inflation rate, driven by the rise in energy prices, due both to the persistence of the conflict in the Middle East and to the start of the withdrawal of fiscal support measures.

As for the underlying inflation (without energy and fresh food, traditionally the most volatile in the shopping basket) was 2.9%, less a tenth than in July.

The Spanish Ministry of Economics ensured that the Government “follows the impact of the conflict in Iran on the Spanish economy minute by minute” together with the social partners and affected sectors, and recalled that the support measures provided in the response plan remain in force.