Politics · Italy · 1 day ago
Lower diesel prices ease pressure for Italy to cut fuel taxes
Diesel prices in Italy have eased slightly, and Eni has brought its recommended diesel price to €2.19 a litre.
That has made an immediate government intervention less urgent.
The government is considering so-called mobile excise taxes, which can use extra fuel-tax revenue to reduce fuel duties.
It has €160 million to €170 million in extra revenue available for this purpose, but the money must be used by the end of the year.
Eni’s price cap is due to expire on October 31, and another company has offered a fuel discount in Sardinia until then.
If fuel prices rise again, the government could use the extra revenue to cut taxes.
Meanwhile, ministers are preparing Italy’s budget plans, with key parliamentary and cabinet decisions scheduled for October 12 and 13.
Eni’s recommended diesel price returned to 2.19 euros per litre, reducing the urgency for Italy’s government to intervene on fuel taxes.
Daily figures from Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy showed diesel prices easing on roads and motorways.
The government could still use a mobile excise-tax mechanism if fuel prices rise again.
The mechanism could draw on 160 million to 170 million euros in extra tax revenue, which must be spent by the end of the year.
Saras said it would discount fuel supplied in Sardinia from its Sarroch refinery through October 31.
- Who
- Italy’s government is considering whether to use a mobile excise-tax mechanism.
- What
- Lower diesel prices have made a fuel-tax intervention less urgent, though the government could act if prices rise again.
- When
- The report was published on October 10, 2026; Eni’s price cap is due to expire on October 31.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- Eni’s recommended diesel price returned to 2.19 euros per litre, while daily reported prices also eased.
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Eni announced that its recommended diesel price had returned to 2.19 euros per litre.
ANSA reported lower diesel prices and said a government intervention had become less urgent.
Eni’s price cap is due to expire, and Saras’s fuel discount for supplies from its Sarroch refinery in Sardinia is due to end.
- Eni recommended diesel price
- 2.19 euros per litre
- Road diesel price
- Fell from 2.258 to 2.252 euros per litre
- Motorway diesel price
- Fell from 2.281 to 2.271 euros per litre
- Potential extra revenue for mobile excise taxes
- 160 million to 170 million euros
- Saras discount in Sardinia
- Applies to fuel supplied from the Sarroch refinery through October 31
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