High fuel prices, taxi drivers threaten strike: "Without answers we will stop"

The protest of the categories against the high fuel prices is mounting. After the hauliers, taxi drivers are also threatening to strike in the absence of a government call. "We are awaiting answers from the government and the Municipalities. If there are any, we will evaluate them, but if they don't call us we are forced to stop. Without answers the only alternative is a strike". This was stated by Lorenzo Bittarelli, president of itTaxi, interviewed by ANSA.

"We have already sent more than one request to the government in terms of concrete interventions" on the high cost of fuel, "such as a reduction in excise duties or an increase in the tax credit. This week a new letter was sent in which we also ask for measures related to other issues still pending such as the implementing decrees of the regulations on the sector and if necessary we are absolutely ready to take to the streets". Carlo Di Alessandro, Rome provincial president of Federtaxi Cisal, says so.

New increases in fuel prices, both on roads and motorways. The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy announces that, based on the latest data collected by the Mimit Observatory on fuel prices, today Sunday 27 September 2026 the average price of fuel in 'self service' mode along the national road network is equal to 2.159 euros per liter for petrol (from 2.158 yesterday) and 2.377 euros per liter for diesel (from 2.357 yesterday). On the motorway network, diesel is increasingly closer to 2.5 euros per litre: the average self-service price is 2.254 euros for petrol (2.252 yesterday) and 2.459 euros for diesel (from 2.439 yesterday).

From tomorrow the Eni discount: the company has set a ceiling of 2.19 euros per liter for diesel and 1.99 for petrol from next Monday.