In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.

在欧洲，税收占汽油零售价的比例高达五分之四，因此，即使是原油价格发生了相当大的波动，对油品价格的影响也比过去要更轻微。