The president of ANAREC, João Durão, today accused the government of “gaining money with fuels, lying to the Portuguese” and demanded “more supervision to stop the “smuggling” daily between Spain and Portugal.
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11/09/2026
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O responsible for the National Association of Energy Resellers, Fuels, Service Stations, which spoke to journalists at a fuel supply station in Lanhelas, Caminha, said that the government “must lower the tax burden on fuels” because companies are “losing excessive competitiveness” vis-à-vis Spain.
“ In a diesel euro, 60 cents is taxed. In Spain none of this is happening”, said João Durão.
Six kilometers separate Walk from Vila Nova de Cerveira where the Bridge of Friendship connects to Tomiño in Galicia, where the price difference in fuels oscillates “between 30 and 40 cents”.