One liter of Supreme diesel, on the Brenner motorway, has broken the 3 euro mark: 3.159 euros per liter, the highest price recorded by Codacons by cross-referencing data reported by operators to Mimit on August 24 and 25, on the A22 Brenner-Modena stretch. An isolated case, but not the only sign of a price race that has been ongoing for days while international oil prices are falling.
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The new prices released by the Mimit Fuel Observatory confirm the trend. On the national road network, in self-service mode, gasoline rose to 2.015 euros per liter (2.010 the day before) and diesel to 2.136 euros (2.131 two days before). On the motorway, the increases are smaller in absolute value but start from a higher base: 2.091 euros per liter for gasoline (2.088 yesterday) and 2.207 euros for diesel (2.204 yesterday). These are small increases, on the order of a few thousandths, but continuous for several days.
Other cases
Besides the Brenner case, Codacons reports diesel served at 2.729 euros per liter on the A21 Turin-Piacenza and at 2.799 euros in Pantelleria, where transport costs to the smaller islands weigh heavily. “No one claims that tomorrow all Italians will pay 3 euros for a liter of fuel, but the very fact that this threshold has already been exceeded at some stations should raise an alarm,” says the association, which believes the risk is that the 3 euro mark will cease to be an exception and become an increasingly closer reference point for motorists.
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Today’s Council of Ministers
The price increases come as the government prepares a Council of Ministers meeting on the topic today, where an extension of the expiring discount is expected. On the table is also the possibility of considering new measures targeted at lower incomes, such as a refund linked to the social card for those with a very low ISEE, possibly to be adopted at the beginning of September. In the background remains the political debate on a possible tax on the extra profits of oil companies.
Controversies over selective intervention
Consumer associations reject the idea of selective intervention. For Unc, which calls it a “band-aid,” the government should cut excise duties by 30 cents on diesel and 14 on gasoline instead of, in the words of president Massimiliano Dona, “throwing the ball to Europe, asking them to tax the extra profits, so as to have an excuse to blame others.”
