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Lo sconto fiscale sui carburanti era stato introdotto dal governo Meloni il 16 settembre per far fronte all'aumento dei prezzi legato alla guerra tra Usa e Iran. Era il primo decreto legge approvato per questo scopo.
Scade a mezzanotte l'ultimo sconto fiscale sui carburanti, deciso dal governo Meloni il 16 settembre scorso. E così, da domani, martedì 6 ottobre, le accise sul gasolio rincarano di 6,1 centesimi, senza che il meccanismo delle accise mobili compensi la fine dello sconto fiscale applicato fino ad oggi. In Gazzetta Ufficiale non compare infatti il decreto interministeriale Mase-Mef che sarebbe stato necessario per utilizzare l'extragettito Iva per ridurre le accise. Questa è la prima volta che i tagli fiscali sui carburanti scompaiono del tutto da marzo, da quando cioè era stato approvato il primo decreto legge pensato per far fronte alle conseguenze della guerra tra Usa e Iran.
L’effetto del price cap
Intanto, nelle ultime settimane, le quotazioni alla pompa hanno iniziato a diminuire anche grazie al price cap adottato direttamente dalle compagnie petrolifere. Il governo aveva scelto la strada della moral suasion, invitando gli operatori a intervenire per attenuare l'impatto del caro-carburante, e i risultati si sono tradotti in una discesa dei prezzi. A contribuire alla discesa sono state soprattutto le principali società petrolifere. Eni ha introdotto sulla propria rete un price cap fissando a 1,99 euro al litro il prezzo della benzina e a 2,19 euro quello del gasolio, con una validità iniziale di 30 giorni e la possibilità di proroga. Alla stessa iniziativa si sono aggiunte Ip, Q8 e Tamoil, che hanno progressivamente esteso gli sconti ai propri distributori.
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Price cap carburanti, Mimit: oltre 10mila distributori hanno aderito
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Le compagnie petrolifere prolungheranno il price cap oltre i 30 giorni iniziali per attenuare l'impatto dell'aumento delle accise
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Tomorrow the excise duties on diesel will increase by 6.1 cents per liter as the interministerial decree necessary to activate the mobile excise duties financed by the VAT extra revenue is missing. The 6.1 cent tax rebate expires at midnight and will not be renewed with public funds. Meanwhile, four large oil groups have applied price caps on fuel, creating tensions with small 'white pump' operators who denounce unfair competition.

Excise duties on diesel will increase by 6.1 cents tomorrow without the mobile excise duty mechanism compensating for the end of the tax discount, as the Mase-Mef interministerial decree necessary to use the VAT extra revenue has not been published in the Official Journal. Fuel tax cuts disappear completely for the first time since March, when the first legislative decree after the US-Iran war was approved.

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Today, October 5, the 6.1 cent excise duty cut on diesel expires, replaced by the mobile excise duty mechanism. According to Codacons, despite recent price drops thanks to discounts and price caps of oil brands, Italians continue to pay 52.1 cents more for diesel compared to the pre-conflict period in Iran. The association is asking oil companies to extend discounts and price caps until the end of the year, given the high levels of oil prices and the persistence of the conflict in the Middle East. Adusbef estimates that high fuel costs have cost Italian motorists over 4.7 billion euros in the last six months.

The G7 has decided on the release of 100 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, announced by Macron with the support of the USA. Since the start of the war in Iran, petrol and diesel prices have risen above 2 euros and 2.2 euros per litre. Eni has applied discounts across almost the entire national territory, while other companies such as Ip, Q8 and Tamoil have adopted similar measures. The US has seen its reserves fall by 32% since February. Globally, 400 million barrels have been released since March, of which 260 million have actually been distributed (172 from the USA, 60 from Japan, 12 from South Korea and 35 from the European Union). The price of gas for vulnerable customers reached 1.6 euros per cubic meter in September 2026, the highest in recent years.
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