Fuel prices rise again: diesel up 8 cents/litre, petrol up 3.5 cents/litre

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Fuel prices rise again: diesel up 8 cents/litre, petrol up 3.5 cents/litre

The increase in diesel prices will thus exceed 50 cents since the war began. On this Good Friday, the Portuguese have decided to fill up their cars and are not sparing in their criticism of the Government.

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The ISP (Imposto sobre Produtos Petrolíferos e Energéticos) is Portugal's excise tax on petroleum and energy products, charged as a fixed amount per liter on petrol, diesel, and other fuels. It is one of the main components of fuel prices at the pump, alongside VAT and the carbon tax (Taxa de Carbono).

The government can adjust ISP rates — temporarily or permanently — to influence fuel prices. Rate cuts are a common policy tool to ease cost-of-living pressures on drivers and transport businesses, though they also reduce government revenue.

For consumers, the ISP is significant because even small changes in the per-liter rate translate into noticeable differences at the pump, particularly for diesel users and commercial transport operators.

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