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Spain to Phase Out Electricity and Gas Tax Relief From 1 June as Inflation Eases

Summary by Spain in English
Spain’s temporary VAT (IVA) reductions on electricity and natural gas will come to an end on 1 June after energy prices eased, meaning households will once again pay the standard 21% rate on electricity, gas, pellets, briquettes and firewood. The tax relief measures had been introduced by royal decree in March as part of the government’s anti-crisis response to fears that the escalating conflict in Iran could trigger a fresh surge in inflation. …

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Lean Right

The opposition demands that tax reductions be maintained at least until 30 June.

Center

The tax, now at 10%, will be back at 21%, while until 30 June the reduction applied to the fuels and the aids to agricultural diesel Andalusia shoots 74.5% the capital increases between January and April d

Lean Left

The definitive inflation figure in April, confirmed this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), partially permits the deactivation clause that the government included in the response plan to address the economic impact of the war in the Middle East. The mechanism conditioned the continuity of energy tax reductions to the evolution of prices in April, so that if the inflation of each component did not exceed certain thresholds, t…

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Lean Right

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) cut its annual rate by two tenths in April, up to 3.2%, thanks to the lower cost of electricity and despite the rise in electricity prices.

·Madrid, Spain
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Center

The National Institute of Statistics (INE) confirmed this Thursday that inflation moderated to 3.2% in April, two tenths less than the data recorded in March. The entry into force of the tax reduction on fuels and the electricity and gas bill has managed to cushion the impact of the war on prices, at least for the time being. The data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that has been known this morning confirms that the drop in taxes on light, g…

·Madrid, Spain
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Eldiario.es broke the news in Spain on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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