A full tank of petrol costs 8.9 euros more than it did at the end of December: the calculation comes from Codacons which underlines how it is possible to estimate a greater expense on an annual basis of around 214 euros per motorist. “Beyond the extreme cases recorded in the islands or on some motorway sections, where the price lists are even close to 2.5 euros per litre, Codacons states in a note, it is clear that something is not right on the pump prices front. The rise in petrol and diesel was widely expected as an effect of the increase in excise duties, but net of the higher taxation, the price component that is not affected by VAT and excise duties should have fallen due to the sharp drop in oil prices, which fell in these days well below 80 dollars a barrel. It is also not clear how two pumps of the same brand, but located in different areas, can sell the same fuel with price differences of even 20 euro cents”. “We are pleased that our complaint about fuels has led the Government to take immediate action to monitor the trend in price lists, but we believe that similar situations must be prevented through constant supervisory activity – says the chairman Carlo Rienzi – For this reason at the meeting with Minister Urso scheduled for this week, we will ask the Government to reform Mister Prices, a figure that has so far proved to be bankrupt, attributing the tasks and functions of this body to consumer associations”.
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Prices still rising at the petrol pump pending the incorporation of the slight downward adjustments on the fuel network following Wednesday’s drop in international product prices.
According to calculations by Quotidiano Energia, the average price of petrol served rises to 1.965 euros, while that of diesel rises to 2.023 euros per litre. The national average price of petrol in self-service mode is 1.821 euros per liter (1.814 the figure for 5 January), with the various brands ranging between 1.816 and 1.835 euros per liter (no logo 1.819). The average price of diesel self is 1.879 euros per liter (against 1.875).
The average price of petrol in the mode served on the motorway rises to 2.171 euros: the elaboration comes from the Staffetta Quotidiana according to which on this network the self costs 1.912 euros per litre. For diesel on the motorway, 1.963 euros per liter are spent for self-service and 2.223 for serviced vehicles, while for LPG, 0.823 euros are spent per liter for self-service and 0.900 euros per liter for serviced vehicles. For petrol, excise duties weigh in at 0.728 euros per liter, while for diesel they weigh in at 0.617 euros.
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For the deputy premier it is speculation. MEF sources confirm the start of monitoring fuel prices on roads and highways. Codacons calls for a boycott of the most expensive distributors: tomorrow exhibited at the Antitrus. Urso: ‘Asked Mr. Prices for constant monitoring’ (ANSA)
