Fuel: Announcements of measures on Sept 30 and Oct 14

On September 30, new measures for motor fuel will be announced, while on October 14 announcements will follow that will include heating oil, stated government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis during a briefing for political correspondents on Thursday, September 24, 2026, as part of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s presence in New York for the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly. As Mr. Marinakis stated, the announcement on the 30th of September concerns, as is customary, the next two weeks, due to volatility in international oil prices.

According to the government spokesman, the announcement on October 14 is linked to the start of heating oil distribution on October 15, while at the same time a picture of commercial interventions by the companies themselves will be formed, so that consumers have complete information. Mr. Marinakis noted that the Prime Minister has already given the general framework of interventions, but without specifying further details before the official announcements. The statements were made in response to a journalist’s question, as part of the regular briefing of the government spokesman to political correspondents.

When asked about a possible reduction of the Special Consumption Tax on fuel, the government spokesman stressed that the government is in favor of a reduction, noting, however, that any tax relief must be compatible with the country’s fiscal capacity. As he explained, it requires both securing the necessary resources and approval from the European Union for a special exemption from spending caps. “You reduce as many taxes as your public finances allow. There is no one in the government who does not want to reduce the Special Consumption Tax on fuel,” said Mr. Marinakis characteristically, adding that this particular tax generates 4 billion euros annually to state coffers and that for an exceptional reduction measure, an exemption from Europe is required due to spending caps that the country has already approached.

The government spokesman’s statement leaves open the possibility of a future reduction of the Special Consumption Tax, which, however, remains dependent on both the country’s fiscal situation and the decision of the European Union, without the government having committed to a specific reduction timeline. Until then, the next specific developments that directly affect consumers and households remain the announcements of September 30 for motor fuel and October 14 for heating oil, issues that are closely linked to the course of the economy and the country’s energy policy, as well as with the broader political developments that Greece is following ahead of the winter period.