The 300 million fuel tax credit for road transport companies has been unlocked. The highly anticipated implementing decree was published in Official Gazette no. 167 on July 21, 2026. The tax credit is granted to a maximum of 70% of the increased expenditure incurred for the purchase of diesel fuel used for vehicle traction, as shown in purchase invoices, for the months from March to June 2026. The beneficiaries of the relief are companies that use commercial diesel as fuel and employ it in vehicles held for the performance of goods transport activities with a total mass equal to or greater than 7.5 tons. Among the results obtained, Fiap highlights the confirmation of the inclusion of HVO fuel among the eligible costs for the benefit. Applications can be submitted starting from September through a dedicated platform managed by the Customs Agency.
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But let’s proceed in order. After weeks of requests from trade associations, on Tuesday, July 22, the long-awaited meeting with road transport representatives took place at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Mit). The table, chaired by Deputy Minister Edoardo Rixi, was convened to review the implementation of the commitments made by the government at the meeting on May 22 at Palazzo Chigi, which had led Unatras (the unitary coordination of the main associations in the sector) to suspend the national halt of services scheduled for the end of May. Today, as then, however, the emergency remains the same: the high cost of diesel, with the price of diesel reaching new peaks in recent hours.
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At the summit two months ago, the government had committed to introducing several measures deemed priorities by the sector: a tax credit of approximately 300 million euros to offset the increase in fuel costs and the possibility of deferring tax payments. These measures had been included in the decree-law approved by the Council of Ministers on the evening of the meeting. In the following weeks, however, the associations repeatedly complained about the lack of operational guidelines. On June 19, Unatras had written directly to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the relevant ministers to urge for clear timelines. The tax credit has since become law: the decree establishing it was converted into Law no. 113 of June 25, 2026, published in the Official Gazette on June 27. The inter-ministerial implementing decree, overseen by Mit, Mef (Ministry of Economy), and Mase (Environment), which must define the criteria and operational procedures for accessing the credit, still needed to be issued.
In parallel, the convocation of the permanent table for freight transport and logistics was announced for the first days of September, to be chaired by the minister and open to trade associations, clients, and the Presidency of the Council: a stable instrument for discussion on the national logistics plan, regulations, intermodality, and investments. Alessandro Peron, general secretary of Fiap, says: «The unlocking of the 300 million and the launch of the permanent table are two concrete results that confirm the commitment made by the Government after the agreement at Palazzo Chigi. But we cannot afford delays: diesel prices have already started to rise again, and for thousands of businesses, every lost week impacts their balance sheets. The permanent table must be the instrument to provide rapid and structural responses, starting with the renewal of the vehicle fleet.»
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