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There is also a discussion on whether to (temporarily) lower the fuel tax to lower the cost of petrol here in the Netherlands.
Basically all experts and institutions point out that blanket lowering the fuel tax will cost the government a lot of money (through lost tax revenue), while disproportionally helping the middle and upper classes. These people can eat the higher cost of petrol without getting into financial trouble.
It also doesn't really incentivise people to drive less or travel with alternative modes of transport (public transport, bikes, alternative vehicles with better fuel mileage), even though in the face of fuel shortages that would be good policy.
A more effective solution that gets proposed would be a energy subsidy to people with low income, who would otherwise get into trouble paying the bills. Everyone else would basically just have to ride it out and pay the higher prices until things normalize again.