Fuel: government ends duty discount and waits for EU
The Meloni government has neither renewed the fuel excise discount nor launched the mooted tax rebate scheme. Brussels awaits the 15-16 October European Council, while EU capitals move ahead in a haphazard fashion.
On Wednesday, October 7, Italian motorists were shocked to find that the fuel excise duty cut they had grown accustomed to had not been renewed. This resulted in immediate price hikes at the pump. The measure, which had initially provided a discount of 6.1 cents per liter, had gradually diminished to mere cents by the time it expired at midnight.
Instead of a new rebate system, the Meloni government left the decision to the ministries of Economy and Energy Security. Eni, a 33% government-owned oil company, noted that the lack of a renewed discount effectively nullified the temporary price cap on fuel they had previously announced.
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