Diesel germany vs poland

Both countries are in the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, so the two numbers above are national averages for the same week, measured the same way. The gap between them is the figure that matters, and it has been stable for years rather than a weekly accident.

Almost all of that gap is tax. Poland's excise duty and its 23% VAT add up to less than Germany's energy duty, 19% VAT and national CO2 price. The underlying product costs the two markets roughly the same.

On a 60-litre tank, a gap of 30 cents per litre is about 18 euro — enough that refuelling on the Polish side is a habit for anyone living near the border. The usual crossings are Frankfurt (Oder) to Słubice, Görlitz to Zgorzelec and Forst to Olszyna.