Energy taxes account for about a quarter of the price households pay.
92% confidence
EconomyEuropean Union
Omissions
The specific figure varies between electricity (24.7% in H2 2024, 27.6% in H1 2025) and natural gas (30% in H2 2024)
The term 'taxes' typically refers to 'taxes and levies' in Eurostat data, which may include various components beyond pure taxation
Data sources cited were published in October 2025, after the claim date of March 2026, but refer to periods (H2 2024, H1 2025) that were available before the claim
PrimaryEurostat - Natural gas price statisticsIn the first half of 2024, the proportion of taxes increased to 27%, in the second half of 2024 to 30%, and in the first half of 2025 they further increased