Saxony: Lower prices at gas stations after tax reduction

Dresden (dpa/sn) - The reduction in energy tax that has been in effect since midnight has caused fuel prices in Saxony to drop significantly in some cases. At several gas stations, the liter of Super E10 cost well under 2 euros, in Dresden the ADAC gas station finder showed a price of 1.83 euros at some gas stations in the morning. In Leipzig, the liter cost sometimes only 1.78 euros and in Chemnitz 1.74 euros. According to ADAC, the lowest price in Zwickau was 1.84 euros. According to the information, diesel cost between 1.79 and 1.88 euros per liter in the four cities. It had previously been speculated that the gas stations could only pass on the reduced energy tax to consumers with a time lag.