Temporary fuel discounts are due to expire on 30 September 2026. The government must decide whether to extend or replace the support as petrol and diesel prices remain close to €2 per litre.
The Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico puts petrol at €1.925 per litre and diesel at €1.929. Those figures come as Spain's temporary fuel measures approach their 30 September 2026 end date.
The government must now decide whether to keep the support or replace it. For drivers and transport companies, the result could change the cost of every refuelling stop.
The current figures already reflect state intervention that began in March and was updated in July. If the measures expire, the reduction at the pump will no longer offer the same protection.
The pressure is greatest in transport.
The professional transport sector has asked the government to double the diesel reduction and maintain it until the end of 2026, rather than simply extend the existing arrangement.
The Confederación Española de Transporte de Mercancías has asked the government to return part of the extra public revenue generated by higher fuel prices through financial support. The Federación de Asociaciones de Transporte por Carretera has also called for action from the authorities. It has described the current bonus system as a failure.
Fuel costs have become an operating problem for professional road users. El País reported that the transport sector separately asked Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo to provide a larger diesel allowance through the end of the year.
That request is larger than a routine extension.
The existing system has changed several times. The second decree approved in July removed the VAT reduction but kept the cut in the hydrocarbon tax. The reduction stood at 15 cents per litre before falling to 10 cents in August.
In September, the rise in prices exceeded the 15% threshold. Diesel then received a 20-cent reduction, while the petrol discount fell to 5 cents per litre.
The temporary fuel measures are scheduled to end on 30 September 2026. Unless the government approves a new extension or replacement, the special September treatment will end on 1 October and ordinary taxation will apply again.
The legal basis for the deadline is the temporary nature of the anti-crisis measures adopted in summer 2026. The September tax treatment ends on 30 September unless a new rule keeps it in place.
Diesel users and petrol users are not receiving the same level of support. Both are still paying sharply elevated prices. Publicly reported September averages have stayed between roughly €1.926 and €1.933 per litre, depending on the publication date and fuel type.
The difference matters.
Fuel stations are preparing their own response beyond the state deadline. Repsol has announced discounts of up to 45 cents per litre until 31 October for customers who pay through Waylet at its service stations.
Transport professionals and self-employed workers who use the Solred card will have access to a reduction of at least 10 cents per litre.
Moeve customers enrolled in Moeve Gow can receive up to 10 cents off per litre. They can accumulate savings of up to 40 cents per litre. Professionals will also qualify for a 10-cent reduction per litre under a measure running from 15 September to 30 November.
Private offers do not settle the central issue. They depend on the operator, the payment method and the customer category. Government support belongs to a separate tax and subsidy framework.
A driver may therefore pay a different final price depending on where the vehicle is refuelled and which programme is available.
The deadline is close.
With petrol at €1.925 per litre and diesel at €1.929, ending the measures would remove a buffer while transport groups are asking for stronger action. The announced private discounts may soften the impact for some customers, but each one has conditions and an expiry date.
Without a government extension or replacement, high fuel costs will fall more heavily on drivers and transport businesses.
