在雅典、斯德哥尔摩、华沙和罗马，人们都感受到了同样的愤怒。由于油价飙升，那些不得不每天开车出行的人们发现他们的购买力正在下降。9月30日星期三，布伦特原油价格涨到了每桶102美元以上。
In Athens, Stockholm, Warsaw and Rome, people feel the same anger. Across Europe, people with no choice but to drive daily have seen their purchasing power erode as oil prices soar. On Wednesday, September 30, Brent crude oil rose above $102 a barrel.
根据欧盟委员会和法新社9月24日发布的数据，9月21日柴油价格达到了历史新高，平均每升2.23欧元，比一周前上涨了0.07欧元。由于中东冲突引发的能源危机，19个成员国都打破了价格纪录。
Diesel prices hit a new record high in the European Union, averaging €2.23 per liter on September 21, up from €2.16 a week earlier, according to data published on September 24, by the European Commission and compiled by Agence France-Presse. Nineteen member states broke price records because of energy shocks linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
丹麦和芬兰的柴油价格最高，达到每升2.56欧元，而法国的柴油价格接近每升2.40欧元。
Denmark and Finland posted the highest diesel price at €2.56 per liter, while diesel in France approached €2.40.
这一价格上涨已经对家庭支出和企业利润率造成了沉重负担，威胁到本就脆弱的欧洲经济增长。
This surge is already weighing heavily on household spending and corporate profit margins, threatening to stifle Europe's already fragile growth.
各国政府已经采取措施来减轻影响，但许多国家的财政空间已经非常有限。
Governments have introduced measures to limit the impact, but many have limited room for additional spending.
法国就是一个典型的例子：政府向受影响最严重的群体（如农民和长途通勤者）提供了定向援助，而反对派则呼吁采取更有力的措施，包括暂时冻结价格或限制炼油厂的利润率。
France is a case in point The government has extended targeted aid to the hardest-hit, such as farmers and those who drive long distances for work, while the opposition has called for more ambitious action, including temporarily freezing prices or capping refinery profit margins. Germany's tax cut of 17 cents per liter on gasoline and diesel Berlin has moved to ease the burden on motorists.
德国也通过削减汽油和柴油税（每升17欧分）来缓解驾车者的负担。
On September 25, Parliament voted to reduce taxes on gasoline and diesel by 14 cents per liter.
9月25日，议会投票决定将汽油和柴油税再降低14欧分；加上增值税（VAT）的相应减免，司机们每升可以节省约17欧分。
Once the corresponding reduction in value-added tax (VAT) is included, drivers will save about 17 cents per liter. You have 91.67% of this article left to read. The rest is forrs only.