Government to Cover Up to 70% of Additional Fuel Costs

Slovenia’s government has approved a draft emergency law aimed at shielding transport, agriculture and other fuel-intensive sectors from a surge in operating costs. The Infrastructure and Energy Ministry said the measures would help prevent higher fuel prices from passing through to consumers.

The ministry stressed that the proposal is not a general fuel subsidy. Instead, it offers temporary, targeted assistance to the activities most exposed to rising prices. The first measure covers part of the additional diesel costs incurred by road carriers transporting goods and passengers, excluding already subsidized public transport.

The state would cover no more than 70% of the additional cost above a set reference price. Payments would be calculated using actual kilometers traveled, standardized consumption for the vehicle category and the amount of fuel purchased. Eligible fuel use could be claimed retroactively from June 4. The measure would also provide financial assistance to fisheries.

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At this moment, the state would step in to help with everything above this price on the market.

Infrastructure and Energy Minister Jernej Vrtovec said the proposal sets a ceiling for the aid and pays the difference up to the market price. He said the current market price cited for carriers was €1.03, while the proposed ceiling was €0.75, a level the government could change by decree. “At this moment, the state would step in to help with everything above this price on the market,” Vrtovec said.

A second measure targets agriculture and forestry. Eligible fuel use would be based on purchases, cultivated area and standardized consumption according to land use, under the de minimis state-aid scheme. Agriculture State Secretary Mojca Erjavec said the ministry had responded to requests from farmers and producer organizations, including support for agricultural and forestry machinery, fisheries, mariculture and transporting beehives. A third measure would subsidize the purchase and installation of more energy-efficient tires.

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In close interministerial cooperation, we actively set about solving this (...) to ensure food security and help domestic producers.