Road haulage, protests continue: the Government puts 105 million more on the table
A Government amendment to the car tax decree enhances the tax credit for expensive diesel and moves the Italian contribution on shipments to 1 January 2027
Quick Look
The Italian Government allocates over 105 million additional for road transport through an amendment to the car tax decree and postpones the tax on non-EU mini parcels to 1 January 2027, while some sector protests continue.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Government intervened with an amendment to the car tax decree to allocate additional resources for road transport and postpone the tax on mini parcels.
Over 105 million additional for road haulage companies and a new postponement of the Italian tax on non-EU mini parcels. These are the two innovations that come from the Government with an amendment to the car tax decree (Legislative Decree 162/2026), approved by the Council of Ministers on 16 September. The measure comes to the heart of the House Finance Committee today with the votes on the corrective measures and the deadlines are tight: the decree, which will then have to be examined in the Senate, must be converted into law by November 16th.
The government's amendment intervenes on the tax credit for expensive diesel fuel, implemented with the first measure to deal with price increases (Legislative Decree 33/2026). The latest version of the decree also provided for reimbursements for the month of October, allocating 21.2 million; the new text fixes the benefits until August, refinancing them with 66.4 million.
Furthermore, the Government's correction adds, for expenses from 1 September to 5 October, a separate credit, with a ceiling of 60 million, which can only be used as compensation by 31 December 2027 "in consideration of the time necessary for the investigation". In total, the resources for 2026 would rise from 21.2 to 126.4 million, therefore over 105 million more than the starting text.
The move comes while the protest does not stop: after yesterday's meeting in Milan with the minister Matteo Salvini and the deputy minister Edoardo Rixi, the blockades continued in Calabria, Puglia and Campania. Only in Sicily have the majority of hauliers lifted the ban, awaiting the new meeting at the MIT on 27 October.
The same Government amendment sets the start of the 2 euro contribution on non-EU shipments under 150 euros as 1 January 2027. Introduced by the last budget, the levy never came into force, with several postponements. In the meantime, European withdrawals have started: the 3 euro EU duty has been in force since July 1st and the 2 euro handling fee will come into force from November 1st. With this latest postponement, the lost revenue for the state coffers increases by just over 20 million.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Meeting at the MIT with the hauliers
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What will be the outcomes of the next meeting at MIT on October 27?
- How will the hauliers' protests in the southern regions evolve?
