Fuel in 2027 expected to be 11 to 13 cents more expensive due to ETS-2

Plugging holes in state budget

The government wants to use the revenues from ETS-2 – a new European CO2 tax for car fuels, among other things – to plug holes in the national budget.
This is the conclusion of ANWB, BOVAG, Natuur & Milieu, RAI Vereniging and VNA.
They want to prevent this and ask politicians to reinvest this money in clean mobility.

Not intended

About three-quarters of ETS-2 revenues go directly into the Dutch treasury.
The cabinet plans to use this to plug the holes in the budget.
From 2027 onwards, this amounts to 1 to 1.5 billion euros per year.
However, that is against the intention of this ETS-2 scheme.
The money should be used to encourage clean transport – such as incentives for electric cars and expanding good charging infrastructure.

Use revenue for clean transportation

ANWB, BOVAG, Natuur & Milieu, RAI Vereniging and the VNA are concerned about this and are calling on politicians to take action.
“The money from the proceeds of this CO2 levy is not intended to plug the holes in the budget. It would be good if the cabinet and the Lower House would join forces and still regulate this properly: pay for further sustainability of mobility from the money intended for this.
And make sure that people with tighter budgets – who are paying in full for this tax – can also participate.
That starts with a debate on the spending of ETS-2 funds in the Lower House.”