Germany Agrees €2.5B Fuel Relief Package With Temporary Price Cap

This is fiscal intervention in retail fuel markets rather than an energy-market fix: the tax cut and pump-price cap lower costs for households and fuel-dependent businesses, but the burden is split with the states, making the duration of relief a political question as much as an economic one. The measure is temporary — three months — so the open question is whether Berlin extends it, lets it lapse, or shifts toward structural measures once the window closes.