Increase Excise Duty On Fuels From 1 July 2023

As of 1 July 2023, the excise duty on fuels in the Netherlands will increase. This will substantially reverse the excise duty reduction that became effective on 1 April 2022.

The excise duty on fuels in the Netherlands will increase again from 1 July 2023. This will largely reverse the excise duty reduction that had taken effect on 1 April 2022. In fact, from 1 April 2022, the government had lowered the excise duty on fuels to compensate for the rise in energy prices

The measure was specifically aimed at mitigating some of the costs on the fuel bill of motorists. However, it is indicated that the measure has limited impact and the budgetary costs are substantial.

With this reduction last year, excise duty per litre of petrol had decreased by around EUR 17 cents. In addition, excise duty on diesel and LPG decreased around EUR 11 cents and EUR 8 cents respectively. This reduction was extended by six months on 1 January 2023. In doing so, it was already announced