Fuel prices are out of control: Sardinia is among the most expensive, with a full tank having increased by one euro in three days.
Diesel fuel soars to nearly €2.20 per liter on the island, while gasoline is at €2.089. Confimprenditori (the Italian employers' association) says, "A price cap is the only immediately applicable measure." But the government extends the discount.
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Fuel prices are increasingly out of control, and Sardinia remains among the most expensive regions in Italy , with rates well above the national average.
The average price of diesel in self-service mode on the island is €2,196 per litre , compared to the national average of €2,184 . The price of petrol, on the other hand, stands at €2,089, compared to the national average of €2,077 . Just three days ago, diesel cost €2,177 and petrol €2,066. This means that over three days, a 50-litre tank of diesel costs one euro more, and petrol €1.15 more .
Also due to the escalation in the Middle East, the unstoppable rise in prices continues, with Sardinia confirming its position among the five most expensive regions.
Obviously, things are worse on the motorways, where the costs are 2,163 euros per litre for petrol and 2,258 euros per litre for diesel .
And the excise duty discount expires today at midnight, which the Government should however extend until September 30th .
The National Consumers Union speaks of "crazy prices" and calculates a tankful on the highway: "Yesterday, a 50-liter tank of diesel was 40 cents more expensive; today, on the highway, it costs 50 cents more. Even worse is gasoline: in 24 hours, a tank of gasoline costs 55 cents more; yesterday, it was 45."
So, in two days, a full tank of diesel fuel on the highway has jumped 90 cents, and a full tank of gasoline by one euro . Association president Massimiliano Dona: "A frightening surge. The government should double the discount on diesel fuel from 14 to 30 cents, and 15 on gasoline."
Confimprenditori ( the Italian business association) speaks of "out-of-control" dynamics and denounces the government's "inertia," which "is addressing a structural crisis with extensions, without a vision or long-term strategy." For the association , the only immediately applicable measure, "repeatedly proposed to the government," is a price cap on fuel that would set a threshold no higher than €1.90 per liter for gasoline and €1.95 for diesel . Otherwise, "businesses risk going under" because "they are losing the ability to plan for the future."
(Unioneonline/L)
