Polish MEP Bryłka warns fuel tax cuts insufficient as prices surge

In an interview, Anna Bryłka argued that the recent rise in fuel prices will inevitably raise the price of all consumer goods, leading to higher inflation. She pointed out that Poland’s tax burden on fuel - including a high VAT rate, excise duties, an emission charge and a fuel fee - gives the government tools to reduce prices, but questioned whether it will employ them. Bryłka linked the fuel-price shock to a massive budget deficit and a record-fast increase in public debt.

She recalled Donald Tusk’s campaign pledge to cut fuel taxes, noting that the promised price of 5.19 zł for half a litre is now being met. Recent data show diesel at its highest recorded level, with further hikes expected next week, while the temporary price-cap program ended on 1 September.