By Andrea Hargraves 
the government On Friday, it decided to partially lift the freeze on the carbon tax applied to fuel. The goal is to promote “green taxes and decarbonization of energy.”
“Given the recent development in fuel prices and the price development resulting from GHG emission permit auctions, in particular, there is a trend of lower fuel prices and an upward trajectory in GHG emission prices.” a company2 [dióxido de carbono], Government resumes phased freeze on emissions update a company2, Maintain partial suspension This update compares to the €83,524 that will be applicable in 2024, which can be read in The decree was published on Friday in the Diário da República..
“Thus, in addition to resuming the goal of promoting green taxes and decarbonizing energy, this phasing out of the CO2 emissions addition update2 He added that it reconciles environmental protection with the energy needs of families and businesses.
The carbon tax was suspended in December 2022, as fuel prices rose. The previous government began deicing in May 2023, but suspended it again in August.
In the published decree, the government indicates that the freeze “constitutes an exceptional measure to support households and businesses in the face of the aforementioned extraordinary increase in the prices of energy products which, in line with the recommendations of the European Commission, should be gradually phased out as the development of the energy market allows”.