During a recent session, opposition leaders, including Left Party’s Reichinnek, advocated for a windfall tax instead. AfD’s Gottschalk criticized the government’s measures as insufficient for alleviating commuter burdens, calling for the elimination of the CO2 tax. In contrast, representatives from the Union and SPD defended the government’s plan to lower the mineral oil tax by approximately 17 cents per liter for two months, asserting its immediate impact on rising fuel prices. The government aims for the Bundestag to pass the legislation next week, with potential implementation from May 1 to the end of June.