As the Middle East conflict interrupts global energy supply, Norway’s government said on Monday that it will temporarily reduce its levies on gasoline and diesel to combat rising prices.
According to a statement from the government, starting on April 1, the tax on gasoline will be lowered by 4.41 kroner ($0.41) per litre and that on diesel by 2.85 kroner ($0.29) per litre.
On March 26, Parliament voted in favor of a reduction against the administration’s objections. The Centre, one of the coalition government’s five parties, sided with the opposition, putting the government in the minority on the matter.
“Budget agreements are made to be respected,” Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg, of the Labour Party which opposed the move, told public broadcaster NRK.
“We need to sit down around the table with our partners and make sure this kind of situation doesn’t happen again,” he said.
The tax cuts also apply to mineral oils used in fishing and hunting, the government said.
Parliament estimated the tax cut would cost around 6.3 billion kroner.
Norway, Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer after Russia, has the highest number of electric vehicles per capita in the world, representing around 32 percent of the country’s car fleet in December 2025.
Diesel cars accounted for 31.8 percent of the fleet, compared to 23.9 percent for petrol cars and 12.6 for various hybrids.
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