ROME. price up in sight with the beginning of 2023, above all for motorists. The first increase is in fact that of the price of fuel, which for nine months now has benefited from the reduction in excise duties decided earlier by the Draghi government and then confirmed, in part, also byMeloni executive. From tomorrow, January 1, an automatic increase in the price lists will start.
The cut was first applied in March this year with the approval of the decree Ukraine bis. For both petrol and diesel, the reduction was a total of 30.5 centsat least until December of this year, when with the dl Aiuti quater il denomination was extended until the 31st of the month but reduced to 18.3 cents.
In the meantime, prices have fallen, also reducing the extra revenue that had allowed the government to reduce excise duties (and consequently the VAT which is calculated in addition).
Today, according to the latest weekly surveys of ministry of the environmentthe national average price of green fuel stands at 1.625 euros per litre, i.e. at its lowest since June 2021. Diesel, on the other hand, has reached 1.689 euros, i.e. at its lowest for just under a year, precisely since 31 January 2022. In both cases at levels well below those achieved after the outbreak of war between Kiev and Moscow.
