# Austria increases petrol price ‘brake’, reinstates cap on retailers’ margins

https://mins.news/en/item/71058

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 17:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/austria-increasing-petrol-price-brake-reinstating-cap-retailers-margins-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab40dc929ff15000114e20c

> Austria’s government said it will strengthen its so-called petrol price brake to cushion consumers from higher oil prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East, while restoring a cap on retailers’ margins that was scrapped in June.

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