Overview
- Prices that climbed over the weekend left Sunday’s averages at €2.017 for E10 and €2.104 for diesel, which was only 10.9 and 11.1 cents below April 30 despite a 16.7‑cent tax cut.
- ADAC and the Bundeskartellamt report incomplete pass‑through of the two‑month energy‑tax reduction and note that crude prices are lower than late April, which they say should have produced bigger drops at the pump.
- Germany’s “12 o’clock rule,” which allows only one daily price increase at noon, is producing steep midday spikes, with Monday morning levels dipping below €2 before jumping by about 11 cents after the noon reset.
- The tax reduction applies when fuel leaves refineries or tank farms rather than at the nozzle, so early‑May sales included stock taxed at the old rate, which industry groups say delays full pass‑through to drivers.
- The competition authority’s effort to probe wholesale margins was temporarily stayed by the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, pausing data demands to Argus Media and S&P Global while the agency pursues an appeal.