Portuguese drivers can expect cheaper petrol but slightly more expensive diesel in the week running from 26 October to 1 November, according to Contas Poupança and other Portuguese outlets covering the weekly price update.
Contas Poupança reports a sharp fall in petrol prices for the period. Observador also describes a marked drop for petrol, while RTP frames the week as diesel rising again as petrol comes down. Dinheiro Vivo reports that diesel is set to increase modestly, and that relief on petrol is being softened by the ISP.
The ISP, Portugal's fuel tax, is the mechanism several outlets cite as limiting how much of the petrol decline reaches drivers. Dinheiro Vivo's account suggests the tax adjustment trims the benefit of the lower petrol price rather than reversing it. The Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP) also published its weekly fuel price update for the same 26 October to 1 November window.
The reports are consistent on direction but differ in emphasis: petrol is heading lower, diesel is heading slightly higher, and the ISP is the factor tempering the petrol reduction. No specific per-litre figures were available in the source material reviewed.
Watch for the official price figures at the pump when the new week takes effect on Monday, 26 October, and for the next weekly update to see whether the diesel increase holds.
