“We will take the measures taken in 2022, calibrate them, improve them and shortly present a proposal to parliament,” said Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, in statements to journalists in Brussels.

The Minister added that the European Commission left the decision to each member state.

The official clarified that the current situation differs from that of 2022, with a sharp increase in fuel prices but without inflationary pressure, given that core inflation (excluding food and energy) remains at 2.2% and 2.3%.

“About a month ago, along with other countries, mostly Germany and Spain, we submitted a letter to the Commission stating that it should propose taxation at the European level, but if it did not, that it should leave that decision to each Member State,” recalled Miranda Sarmento, who has now been approved.

The Minister also added that the countries that signed the letter should “seek to coordinate responses,” leaving the door open for other Member States that wish to join the measure.

“We will seek to have as much coordination as possible and also to learn from each other about potential measures that each one may be preparing,” he said.

The most recent conflict in the Middle East, which began at the end of February and involves the US, Israel and Iran, has increased tension in energy markets, with disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's main oil and gas transport routes.

The partial blockade of this passage has contributed to higher energy prices and greater market volatility.