Dear diesel and trucks, 15 million stopped in Sicily: but applications expire at the end of the month

A compensation on diesel paid from March to December, with applications to be submitted by November 30th. Less than a month from that date, however, Sicilian road haulage companies still do not have a notice to respond to. This was reported by Fiap, the Italian Federation of professional hauliers, which is asking for the 15 million allocated to the sector to be released (article 16 of regional law 13 of 28 May 2026).

The law allocates 30 million against the high cost of fuel (15 for road transport on behalf of third parties, 10 for agriculture, 5 for fishing) and postpones the implementation to councilorial decrees adopted in agreement with the Councilor for the Economy, "subject to the opinion of the competent legislative commissions" of the Regional Assembly. It's the missing step. According to the Federation, the draft inter-departmental decree is ready, but awaits the opinion of the II Budget Commission and the IV Environment, Territory and Mobility Commission, whose sessions have not yet been scheduled.

The agreement on the text was announced by the Region on 25 September. The contribution covers 70% of the additional expense for diesel purchased between March 1st and December 31st, calculated as the difference between the price paid and the national average for February 2026. An initial quota of up to 50 thousand euros per company falls under the regime that the regional note calls "super de minimis"; the rest requires authorization from Brussels.

Ten days before that note, on 16 September, the Infrastructure Councilor Alessandro Aricò had assured that the decree would be published "by the end of the week". On 23 September, meeting with the associations, he added that the Region "intends to disburse all 15 million".

The calendar is tight on two fronts, and every week lost, observes the Federation, reduces the time for the regional investigation and for the European green light. The deadline of 30 November was set by the Region, not by law, and falls before the end of the eligible expenditure period: for this reason Fiap asks to realign it to the date of actual opening of the notice.