Diesel Prices Surge to €2.231 per Liter, Fiscal Vacuum Expands
diesel-pricesThe average price of diesel at self-service stations in Italy has surged to €2.231 per liter, signaling a rapid withdrawal of state subsidies. Law Decree No. 153 of August 26, 2026, extended the reduction in excise tax on diesel fuel, but with a logic of progressive reduction that betrays a change of course. The government is no longer paying the difference, asking distributors and distribution chains to absorb the thermal shock of the global market without fiscal buffers.
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