Increases, from today bills on display in the window: "The tripled costs strangle us"

Starting today, electricity and gas bills will also be displayed in the windows of many commercial establishments in Sardinia , which have become stratospheric due to the increase in the prices of raw materials.

A cry of alarm that comes loud and clear to the government, looking for funds to counter expensive energy.

If it is very difficult for Prime Minister Mario Draghi to open a budget gap even a month after the vote, there are some measures that are almost certain. Like the extension of the discounts on fuels - in effect until the 20th of next month - which are self-financing with the extra revenue.

For companies, the possibility of reserving quotas of electricity from renewables for strategic sectors is being explored . Additional aid is being evaluated for the most fragile families. But the track of national interventions is destined to intersect with the Community one: already on 9 September the European energy ministers will meet to discuss emergency measures.

THE PROTEST - "Everyone must know the real situation." With these words Emanuele Frongia, president of Fipe Confcommercio Sud Sardegna , explained the strong initiative of Sardinian traders to join the "Bills in showcase" initiative. customers the reason for some price increases on food or coffee, and politicians who cannot go on like this.

"Expensive energy is taking on the profile of a real emergency with costs that have tripled within a year and with prospects of further worsening - reports Frongia - the government measures are not sufficient and we are awaiting an answer to have the strengthening of credits. Only in Cagliari, at least 20 commercial establishments will participate ".

IN FAMILIES - Crazy bills also throttle families, with many going on only thanks to a support network .

“In Italy, true welfare, the real social safety net is the family - underlines Mauro Ledda, founding member of the Sardinian section of the large families association -. The grandfather who buys the school layette for his nephew, the uncle who gives away soccer shoes, the godmother who buys eyeglasses for his goddaughter. Not to mention the cash support for unexpected expenses, bills or the supermarket. Without this network of solidarity, the state would go into total tilt ”.

(Unioneonline)

All the details on L'Unione Sarda on newsstands today