Fuel prices continued to rise over the weekend.

As the ADAC announced on Monday, a liter of Super E10 cost 1.952 euros on Sunday and diesel 2.033 euros on average nationwide.

On Friday, according to ADAC, Super had cost 1.945 euros and Diesel 2.016 euros.

The fuel price has clearly decoupled from the price of crude oil: "The tax cut ends up for the most part with the mineral oil companies and doesn't get enough with the motorists," said the ADAC spokesman.

Super E10 is still 20 cents cheaper than on May 31, the day before the tax cut.

The diesel price is now at the level of May 11th and only one cent below the level of May 31st.

“Of course we also had an increase in the price of oil.

But from the point of view of the ADAC, there is no reason why the prices are rising," said the spokesman in Munich.

Last week, the European Central Bank (ECB) estimated that the recent strong rise in crude oil prices would eventually calm down again in the medium term.

Crude oil was not quite as expensive on Monday as it was on Friday, with a barrel (159 liter barrel) of North Sea Brent at times costing a good 120 dollars.

Commerzbank had said that the inflation rate in Germany could be a little lower in June, July and August because of the tank discount and the 9-euro train tickets.

The less the tax cut is passed on to consumers, the more questionable that is likely to be.