
The president of itTaxi, Loreno Bittarelli, announces possible blockades and asks for urgent interventions from the government and mayors
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Taxi drivers complain of economic difficulties due to the increase in fuel costs and ask for state and local support measures.
Taxi drivers are ready "to turn off their engines" against the rising cost of fuel. Loreno Bittarelli, president of the itTaxi consortium, threatened the strike in an interview with Rai News 24.
"Fuel is one of the main expenditure items of our business and we are in extreme difficulty. We have asked for immediate interventions from the government, from Premier Meloni and from Ministers Giorgetti and Salvini, and from the Mayors, starting with the mayor of Rome Gualtieri", explains Bittarelli. Specifically, a note explains, itTaxi is asking for the introduction of professional fuel, as is already happening for hauliers, farmers and fishermen, while it is offering municipalities a temporary supplement per ride for the duration of the emergency.
"With congested cities - he continues - everyone loses out, the customer pays more and the taxi driver is able to make fewer trips".
In the absence of responses from the institutions, the category is ready to form a common front with the entire non-scheduled public transport sector and proclaim the strike: "If we continue not to be listened to, we will be forced to turn off the engines".

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