Germany will give 300 euros to each taxpayer and will lower fuel prices to alleviate the blow to families

The cost of living crisis in Europe is deepening. Energy, food and little by little other goods are beginning to suffer a notable price increase. Governments have begun to take measures to quell this situation, at least a good part of them (in Spain nothing has been done yet). The last to act has been the Government of Germany, which will pay each taxpayer and lower the price of fuel.

Germany announced this Thursday that it will give each taxpayer a single payment of 300 euros (will be delivered in the next tax return as a refund) and will temporarily lower the price of fuel as part of a series of measures to offset the sharp spike in energy prices as a result of the war in Ukraine.

This was announced this Thursday by the heads of the three parties of the government coalition after a long night of negotiations in which it was agreed to lower the price of gasoline and diesel by 30 and 15 cents respectively during the next three months.

temporary tax rebate

The latter will be formulated through a temporary reduction in fuel tax. In addition, and also for three months, monthly tickets for local public transport worth 9 euros will be offered.

“We do something for people who depend on the car but we also invest in public transport,” said the co-president of Los Verdes, Ricarda Lang, during the presentation of the package of measures that must be approved by the Council of Ministers and by parliament.

Families will also receive an aid of 100 euros per child. The recipients of social aid will have an additional payment of 100 euros after they had already received an aid of the same amount in a first aid package.

As explained by the Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, also president of the Liberal Party (FDP), the financing of measures to deal with energy costs will form part of an additional budget that has yet to be drawn up.

The exact cost of the measures, according to Lindner, cannot yet be estimated with precision, since it is necessary to evaluate how many people will make use of some offers, such as tickets for public transport.