Diesel rises on Italian highways to 2.5 euros per litre

The price of fuel in Italy has become more expensive with the advent of the new year, after the end of the rebate period approved by the government last March and applied to taxes imposed on the sale of fuel in the country. As 2023 progresses, fuel prices are raising their prices. in this way, The price of diesel is about 2.5 euros per liter On some Italian highways, according to a complaint from Italy’s largest consumer association, Codacons, which has submitted “complaints to 104 Italian prosecutors and the Fiscal Guard to investigate this phenomenon”.

Codacons analyzed prices reported by operators and found that on the section of the A1 motorway between Rome and Milan, the cost of petrol This Saturday 2392 for the liter and diesel, 2479 euros. The increase was also prominent on the islands: In Vulcano, in the Aeolian Islands (southwest), the price of diesel reached 2349 euros per liter, while the price of gasoline reached 2239 euros, while the price of gasoline in La Maddalena (Sardinia) rose to 2087 euros per liter, and diesel at 2229 euros. In Ischia (central west) a liter of petrol costs €2,054 and diesel €2,104.

Fuel prices Seems out of controlAnd we are witnessing after the excise tax cut brakes (as of January 1) Steep climbs From price lists at pumps throughout the territory, the size of which does not seem at all justified by the evolution of oil pricesCodacons President Carlo Renzi said.

“For this reason we have submitted a complaint to 104 public prosecutors throughout Italy and to the Fiscal Guard, asking them to Check rates on gasoline and diesel to find out about any speculation or unjustified rise in prices.

Assoutenti also denounced this price escalation. Today our country with At a rate of 1,891 euros per literIt ranked third in the European Union for the highest price of diesel, after only Sweden and Finland, while it ranked fourth in the case of petrol (1.827 euros per liter).

But “before the excise hike, Italy ranked twelfth in Europe for diesel and tenth for petrol. And if only taxes are taken into account, Italy ranks first in diesel taxes, with taxes not less than €0.958 per liter of diesel.” .

The organizations also warn of the impact of this increase in fuel prices with an increase in transportation costs that can reach 85%, which will affect the prices of the products offered for sale as well as in many products.