Petrol and diesel prices at the pump drop, pending the cut in excise duties announced on Friday evening by Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Diesel is once again cheaper than petrol, while international prices continue to rise.
According to the usual survey by Staffetta Quotidiana, last Saturday IP reduced the recommended prices of gasoline by 6 cents / liter and those of diesel by 10 cents. For Q8 respectively -5 and -10, for Tamoil -6 and -8. These are the averages of the prices communicated by the managers to the Price Observatory of the Ministry of Economic Development and processed by the Staffetta, measured at 8 yesterday morning on about 15 thousand plants: self-service petrol at 2,134 euros / liter (-78 thousandths, 2,138 companies , 2,125 white pumps), diesel 2,120 euros / liter (-98, 2,122 companies, 2,113 white pumps). Petrol served at 2,247 euros / liter (-78, 2,284 companies, 2,176 white pumps), diesel to 2,236 euros / liter (-102, 2,273 companies, 2,162 white pumps). LPG served at € 0.888 / liter (+16, companies 0.892, white pumps 0.884), methane served at € 2.230 / kg (unchanged, companies 2.342, white pumps 2.152), LNG 2.122 € / kg (+4, companies € 2.141 / kg, white pumps 2.108 euros / kg). These are the prices on the motorways: self-service petrol 2,217 euros / liter (served 2,415), self-service diesel fuel 2,216 euros / liter (served 2,424), LPG 0.985 euros / liter, natural gas 2.677 euros / kg, LNG 2,099 euros / kg.
«It is clear that this initial step serves to partially mitigate the cost of gasoline and also to refresh companies with higher energy costs. For the first time in Europe, a levy is made on the profits of companies that have earned, lawfully, but out of proportion. A levy that allows a 4.5 billion package of measures, therefore without budget variance. This is a first possible answer, but a reasoning at a European level must also be made on the price of gas “said in an interview with RTL the Minister for Agricultural Policies, Stefano Patuanelli who then added:” From tomorrow the price of fuels will go down and the measure will last until the end of April, for about 40 days. We believe that other more structural measures can calm the price of energy raw materials, this will allow for lower prices after these 40 days. We will do everything it takes to help Italians and businesses, not to have to spend all the salary to get gasoline. It is unacceptable, because there is no reason for the increases because there is no lack of raw materials. A state alone cannot do very much ».