These are the governments that are looking to cut fuel taxes to temper surging gasoline prices
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🇳🇿 New Zealand to cut fuel excise duties for 3 months
🇸🇪 Sweden seeks tax cut for gasoline/diesel June-Oct, and a one-time payment for car owners

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
🇯🇵 The Japanese government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party will move to reactivate a “trigger clause” on the gasoline tax that will allow the levy to be lowered, Yomiuri reports

news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/26f7b…
🇺🇸 Several US states have taken steps to temporarily roll back their gasoline taxes, a move the Biden administration is considering backing on the federal level

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
🇳🇱 The Netherlands will reduce the tax on fuel for lead-free petrol and diesel from April 1

dutchnews.nl/news/2022/03/m…
🇧🇷 Brazil’s congress cut taxes for fuels after Petrobras caused a stir by increasing diesel and gasoline prices by as much as 25%

Lawmakers approved a bill that cuts federal taxes for diesel until the end of the year

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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