The Automobile Club of Portugal classifies the current ISP discount in the face of the sudden rise in diesel and petrol prices as “manifestly insufficient”. A reduction of one or two cents in the tax is “out of touch with reality”, it criticises.
ACP accuses Montenegro of "lack of leadership": "The State continues to collect millions [on fuel] through ISP and VAT"
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Context & Explainers
ACP is the Automóvel Club de Portugal (Automobile Club of Portugal). It is a Portuguese motoring association that publishes fuel-price data and weekly forecasts used by motorists, media and retailers to anticipate petrol and diesel price changes when budgeting for trips or refuelling.
The ISP is Portugal's excise tax on fuels — the Tax on Petroleum and Energy Products (Imposto sobre Produtos Petrolíferos e Energéticos) — charged as a unit rate per litre on petrol, diesel and other fuels. The government sets and can temporarily cut those unit rates; a recent decision to reduce the rate for road diesel on the mainland aims to lower pump prices and reduce transport costs for drivers and businesses, though it also lowers tax revenue.
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