New legislation
From 8 April 2026, the Ministry of Finance publishes each working day the maximum prices of non-premium petrol and diesel for the following day. The current regime is based on a price assessment issued as a general measure, which is so far to be valid until 30 April, while the Chamber of Deputies has meanwhile approved a new law to give the government a firmer legal basis for similar interventions in the future.
On the first day of the regulation, 8 April, the Ministry set the maximum price of Natural 95 petrol at CZK 43.15 per litre and diesel at CZK 49.59 per litre. The ceiling is calculated according to the formula set out in the price assessment: the average of wholesale prices, Platts quotations, the regulated margin of CZK 2.50 per litre and VAT. The maximum prices apply only to non-premium fuels and are published by the Ministry every working day in the Price Bulletin; for 15 April the ceiling is CZK 41.59 per litre for petrol and CZK 43.50 per litre for diesel.
For petrol stations, this is not a recommendation but a binding price limit. Compliance is monitored by the Specialised Financial Office and breaches can result in fines of up to millions of crowns. In addition to the temporary price assessment, on 13 April the government approved a draft law on fuel price regulation and the Chamber of Deputies passed it on 15 April in a state of legislative emergency; the norm now goes to the Senate and then to the President.
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