Il Government intervenes against the expensive fuel. Green light from the Council of Ministers to decree and cuts excise duties by 25 cents per liter for 20 days, awaiting developments in the war in the Middle East. A saving of 15 euros per tank, according to Codacons' accounts. A special regime has also been launched anti-speculation controls which may also involve the judiciary. Social card strengthened for low incomes, tax credit for diesel fuel hauliers e fishermen"We are working to ensure that the crisis ends as soon as possible," said the Prime Minister. Giorgia Meloni In a video on social media, Boccia of the Democratic Party commented, "A 20-day discount paid for with the money Italians have already paid in the price increases of recent weeks." "Election propaganda that returns crumbs," he said.
Fuel: What the Government Has Decided on Excise Duties
The intervention implemented by the government is "of temporary and emergency nature“, reads the press release. The measure is divided into a law decree and a inter-ministerial decree, “containing provisions aimed at reducing, for a period of twenty days starting from 19 March, the taxation on diesel, petrol and LPGAs a result of the provision, a Price reduction of 25 cents per litre for diesel and petrol and 12 cents per kilo for LPGThis is what was stated in the final communiqué from Palazzo Chigi at the end of the Council of Ministers. The same statement also states that "any further interventions will be evaluated following the outcome of the European Council on March 19."
More specifically, measures to prevent and combat speculative phenomena are also envisaged. In particular, the monitoring of fuel prices by the Price Guarantor of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy is strengthened. For a period of three months, Oil companies will be required to communicate and publish recommended prices, which will be subject to surveillance by the Guarantor, with the provision of sanctions in the event of non-compliance".
Furthermore, the note continues, a "strengthened control system has been established aimed at identifying any anomalies in prices and combating speculative practices, through checks along the entire supply chain and reports to the competent authorities".
"Further measures concern the road transport and fishing sectors." For the "sector ofroad transport“, explains Palazzo Chigi, “an extraordinary contribution is recognized, in the form of a tax credit, for the greater expenditure incurred in the months of March, April and May compared to the month of February 2026. Criteria and application methods will be established in a subsequent decree”. For the “sector fishery An extraordinary contribution is recognized in the form of a tax credit of up to 20% of the expenditure incurred for the purchase of fuel in the months of March, April and May 2026."
