Government Study: Possible Five-Day Extension for Gasoline Tax Cuts [P1] According to sources selected, the proposal of extending by four or five days has been under internal study at the government level, awaiting the next deadline for tax cuts until August 5th. The measure currently planned lasts just four to five days; it involves temporarily postponing the reduction of 17 cents per liter on fuel taxes, financed via mobile duty charges. This approach was proposed as a way to prevent businesses from experiencing immediate fiscal impact due to potential negative effects on their financial statements.

[2] It was learned that this possible extension had reached officials in the government sector and is based on the assumption that the government wants to reach the upcoming week with a Council meeting aimed at passing selective support measures regarding fuels. The current discount of 17 cents per liter on fuel taxes (consisting of 14 centesimals of duties plus three cents VAT) was decided by the Council of Ministers last month, ending on September 5th. The measure finances itself through reduced corporate dividends paid out to large energy groups, allowing direct funding of production expenses without going through public revenue channels. P3: A mini-extension of the gasoline excise reductions should be adopted using an inter-ministerial decree of the Ministry of Economy and Environment and Energy Safety. This will allow reaching the upcoming week when a Council of Ministers would pass selectivity support measures concerning fuels (which require a ministerial decree). The current discount of 17 cents per liter on fuel taxes (14 centimes of duties plus three cents of VAT) was decided by the Council of Ministers last month until September 5th. The measure finances itself via reduced corporate dividends for large energy companies, which allows directly financing production costs without having to go through public revenues channels. [P4] According to sources selected, the proposal of extending up to five days has been under internal study in the government sector awaiting the next deadline for tax cuts until August 5th. The measure currently planned lasts just four or five days; it involves temporarily postponing the reduction of 17 cents per liter on gasolines, financed via mobile duty charges. This approach is proposed as a way to prevent businesses from experiencing immediate fiscal impact due to potential negative effects on their financial statements.