Reduction of excise duty and VAT on fuels. The government publishes regulations

On Friday, the Regulations of the Minister of Finance and Economy on reducing excise tax rates on certain motor fuels and amending the regulation on reduced rates of tax on goods and services were published in the Journal of Laws.

The excise duty regulation reduces the tax rate on gasoline from PLN 1,529/1,000 to PLN 1,239/1,000 liters, and the excise tax rate on diesel oil from PLN 1,160/1,000 liters to PLN 880/1,000 liters. The excise tax rate on biocomponents, which constitute pure fuels, is also reduced to PLN 880/1000 liters.

In turn, the VAT regulation aims to reduce the rate to 8%. tax rates on goods and services for the supply of gasoline, diesel oil and biocomponents constituting intrinsic fuels. The basic rate of this tax is 23%.

The reductions in both taxes will apply from October 3, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

How much will this make fuel cheaper?

According to the Minister of Energy, Miłosz Motyka, the government program should allow for reducing fuel prices at gas stations by PLN 1.2 per liter in the case of gasoline and by PLN 1.3 per liter in the case of diesel oil.

On Thursday, the Journal of Laws published an act introducing a tax on extraordinary profits from the sale of liquid fuels in Poland, which will be calculated from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. This regulation applies to entities producing or processing fuels on the basis of foreign licenses, and the income from this will go directly to the state budget.

The entry into force of this act - according to the declarations of government representatives - is to enable the next implementation of the CPN program, the aim of which is to reduce fuel prices at gas stations.