The average cost of a liter of diesel in the Peninsula starts the Easter operation with a 25.48% increase compared to the same period last year, in a context in which more than 17 million road trips are expected until next April 6.
According to data collected by Facua-Consumers in Action, this Friday the liter of diesel A stood on average at 1.773 euros —1.282 euros before applying the hydrocarbon tax and VAT—, compared to 1.413 euros —0.789 euros before taxes— registered on Friday of Sorrows 2025 (April 11). If the amount prior to taxation is compared, the year-on-year increase reaches 62.5%.
As for gasoline 95, peninsular service stations offer it at an average price of 1.563 euros per liter (1.062 euros before taxes), above the 1.499 euros (0.766 euros without taxes) of April 11 of the previous year. The rise thus translates into 4.27% more in the final price and an additional 38.6% in the amount prior to the tax burden.
With these rates, filling a standard 55-liter diesel tank today represents an approximate outlay of 97.5 euros, almost 20 euros above the 77.71 euros it cost in 2025. In the case of 95 gasoline, filling the same tank now reaches 87.61 euros, compared to 82.44 euros a year ago, that is, close to five additional euros.
The consumer organization also warns of strong territorial disparities: differences of up to 76 cents per liter can be found depending on the province and the chosen station, which can translate into up to 38 euros of variation when filling a 50-liter tank.
In particular, this Friday Ciudad Real (76 cents), Valencia (67 cents) and Almería (66 cents) are the provinces where diesel shows greater price fluctuations between gas stations.
For 95 gasoline, the most pronounced gaps are located in Barcelona (68 cents), Navarra (57 cents) and Cuenca (56 cents), always according to Facua's records.
Impact of tax cuts and request for maximum prices
This surge in fuel costs is partially cushioned by the fiscal measures implemented by the Government and validated this Thursday in Congress, in force until June 30. The package includes the reduction of VAT from 21% to 10% and a cut in the hydrocarbon tax: for diesel, it drops from 37.9 to 33.0 cents per liter (4.9 cents less) and for gasoline, it goes from 47.269 to 35.9 cents (11.369 cents less).
Nevertheless, the association maintains its demand to the Executive and reiterates that "it set maximum prices, since it is the only effective way to avoid abusive increases".