The Ministry of Finance has published a new order adapting the procedure to the extension previously approved by the Government. The regulation does not grant a new extension, but applies the same conditions and requirements to the period running through September 30, 2026.
The aid covers freight and passenger transport. It initially applied to the period from March 1 to June 30, but Royal Decree-Law 18/2026 extended it to July, August and September.
AID FOR TRANSPORT OPERATORS
For transport operators enrolled in the professional diesel scheme, the Government established extraordinary aid linked to the number of liters consumed.
The initial amount was 10 cents per liter in July, 15 cents in August and 20 cents in September, although these amounts are reduced when discounts on the Hydrocarbons Tax increase.
In September, the tax discount on diesel reached 20 cents per liter, leaving the extraordinary aid linked to professional diesel at 5 cents per liter.
There is also direct aid for certain professionals and companies that cannot benefit from the professional diesel scheme, including holders of certain transport permits, taxis, VTC vehicles and buses.
PYMETRANS CRITICIZES THE NEW AID SYSTEM
Pymetrans Alianza del Transporte, an organization that includes Tradime, considers the new system “unfavorable for companies.” The organization notes that direct aid fell from 15 cents per liter in August to 5 cents in September, while the price of diesel rose by around 15%.
The alliance also denounces delays in paying amounts corresponding to previous months and recalls that fuel accounts for more than 40% of transport costs. In its view, this situation is reducing companies’ margins and could ultimately affect fares and product prices.
Pymetrans is calling on the Government to introduce specific measures for professionals, especially self-employed workers and small transport companies. It also criticizes oil companies’ margins and maintains that the current rebate system is not sufficiently offsetting the increase in costs.
THE ORDER DOES NOT EXTEND THE AID
Order HAC/940/2026, published in the Official State Gazette on September 9, extends the same management rules established in July to this additional period.
The extension also has the approval of the European Commission, which gave its consent on July 28 after determining that the aid remains compatible with EU regulations.
The order does not automatically extend the aid beyond September 30, although it prepares the procedure for applying it to future extensions if they are authorized.
Unless new measures are approved, October will for now mark the end of both this extraordinary transport aid and the temporary tax reductions on fuels.
