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Government proposes removing the cap on fuel-excise reductions

July 31, 2026, 08:25 AMUpdated: July 31, 2026, 08:25 AM

Serbia's government proposes removing the existing limit that allows fuel excise to be cut by no more than 20%. This is still a draft law, not a new reduction in petrol or diesel prices.

What matters

Current limit

The law permits a maximum 20% excise cut; a previous decree temporarily cut it by 25%.

What would change

The government could decide on larger reductions without another statutory amendment.

Not yet a decision

The proposal does not automatically change fuel prices.

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Draft law and expert assessment

Excise-law changes: government proposes removing the reduction cap

021 relays Insajder's report: public-finance expert Goran Radosavljević says broader powers may be justified in exceptional circumstances, but their conditions must be written clearly into law.

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Overall takeaway

The proposal expands a tool for responding to fuel prices, but does not itself change current prices and requires parliamentary procedure.