Swedish petrol and diesel prices drop after tax cuts

Petrol and diesel prices in Sweden have gone down as a result of two changes that took effect at the start of the new year. One being a tax cut, and the other a decrease of the so-called greenhouse gas reduction mandate.

”It makes a huge difference – it makes me happy”, Malmö resident and diesel car driver Zaid Ahmadi tells Swedish Radio's local P4 Malmöhus channel.

The cuts were part of election promises made by the governing parties and the Sweden Democrats, but have been criticised for increasing carbon emissions.