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Explainers on Belgian maximum fuel prices, refuelling tips and PumpPrice updates.
The reverse cliquet: what is it, and what would it save at the pump?
The MR wants excise duties to fall automatically when fuel prices spike, the N-VA is keeping its hand on the purse. Here is how the reverse cliquet works, what it did in the past, and the arithmetic with today's maximum prices.
Strait of Hormuz - from tanker attack to the pump
A record number of tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks and Brent climbed to nearly 110 dollars a barrel. Why does that not show up at the Belgian pump right away? Here is how the chain works.
Filling up abroad - is it worth it, and is it even legal?
European Commission figures show what petrol and diesel really cost in the Netherlands, France, Germany and Luxembourg, and EU rules spell out what you can legally bring back.
France weighs releasing strategic reserves: will diesel fall?
The G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, under US pressure. Markets fell immediately. What does that mean for the Belgian maximum price at the pump?
What actually makes up the price of fuel?
FPS Economy calculates the maximum price from excise duties, distribution margin, the ASEVA contribution and VAT. Here is how Belgian rules and global oil shocks both act on what you pay at the pump.