According to the weekly data of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, fuel prices are still rising, reaching, in self-service mode, 1.746 euros per liter for petrol, 1.608 euros for diesel and 0.826 euros for LPG.
The figures are reported by the Consumer Union which underlines how the price of diesel is at its highest since 2014. “When it soared at 1749 euros per liter, while for LPG, now at 0.826 euros per liter, we must go back to February 3, 2014 to find a higher value, € 0.844 per liter. In one year, LPG is 39.5% more expensive ».
“The increases in energy goods, electricity, gas and fuel, not only have direct effects on households’ pockets and on the costs of businesses, but also have an indirect effect on the final cost of all products, from milk to bread, with serious consequences for inflation and economic recovery. This is why the Government must intervene before the launch of the maneuver, reducing the excise duties on fuels, electricity and gas, ”said Massimiliano Dona, president of the National Consumers Union.
“Since the beginning of the year, from the survey of January 4, that is 9 and a half months ago, a 50-liter tank costs 15 euros and 22 cents more for petrol and 14 euros and 44 cents for diesel, with an increase , respectively, by 21.1 and 21.9%. On an annual basis it is equal to an increase in the price per car equal to 365 euros per year for petrol and 347 euros for diesel, ”continues Dona. “In one year, from the survey of 26 October 2020, when gasoline was € 1,388 per liter and diesel fuel was € 1,259 per liter, a 50-liter tank costs € 17 and 91 cents more for gasoline and € 17 and 47 cents more for diesel, with a rise of 25.8% and 27.8% respectively. A leap that is equivalent, on an annual basis, to a sting equal to 430 euros per year for petrol and 419 euros for diesel, ”concludes Dona.
The alarm of the EU
And the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, in her speech at the public session at the extraordinary Energy Council taking place in Luxembourg, stated that: «There is no sign that energy prices are falling from current records. It is a global phenomenon and the whole world is affected by it ». “China is struggling to avoid a collapse in supplies and is even starting the reopening of coal mines,” he said. The United States is also worried about the winter, price tensions are also spreading to the oil and coal market, ”he explained. “This is therefore not a specific situation for Europe, but we are in a more vulnerable position than others. There are steps that need to be taken quickly and lessons to be learned and the consequences to avoid repeating these situations, ”Simson added.