Over the last few months prices at the pump have consistently gone down and now stand at similar levels to the ones on 26 February--two days after the start of the war in Ukraine. A litre of Super 95 sold for €1.595 at the start of Russia’s invasion and now can be purchased for €1.598. Diesel prices have also gone down (€1.687) but they stand some way off the levels as of 26 February (€1.50).
Still, this is a remarkable decrease in prices compared to May, when, for the first time in Luxembourg, the price of unleaded 98 petrol crossed the €2/l threshold. On 17 May, Super 95 was up €0.065/l to €1.871/l and Super 98 cost €2.031/l (+0.037€/l). Diesel, had at the beginning of March, but still €1.779/l on 17 May (+€0.034/l) in May.
These prices take into account the automatic government rebate--7.5c/litre of petrol or diesel--which came into . The government is currently , finance minister (DP) confirmed in July.