In the future, Austria’s gas stations will only be allowed to increase fuel prices a maximum of three times a week instead of once a day as before.
03/12/2026, 02:1503/12/2026, 02:15
Germany, on the other hand, wants to adopt the previous Austrian rule: fuel can only become more expensive once a day.
Germany and Austria are trying to control the increase in gasoline prices. (symbol image)Image: sda
Economics Minister Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer announced the new rule for Austria as a measure against the increased prices due to the Iran war. Price reductions are still possible at any time.
Since the outbreak of the war, gasoline prices in Austria have risen by around 14 percent, according to Hattmansdorfer, and diesel prices have increased by 25 percent. “Our goal is to dampen extreme price jumps and to send stabilizing price signals so that international crises do not reach the pumps one-to-one,” said the conservative minister (ÖVP). He also announced that national oil reserves would be released as in other countries.
The German federal government wants to adopt the current Austrian fuel price rule. In the future, gas stations in Germany will only be allowed to increase their prices once a day. The federal government wants to introduce this model as quickly as possible in view of the enormous rise in prices, said Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) in Berlin.
The Iran war has also noticeably increased fuel prices in Switzerland within just a few days. Between February 28th and March 9th, diesel prices rose by 8.6 percent to an average of 1.90 francs per liter, as an analysis by the Touring Club Switzerland showed on Wednesday. The price of lead-free 95 rose by 3.7 percent to 1.70 francs in the same period. (sda/dpa)