(Finance) – A still insufficient drop in prices that will not save the pockets of Italians on the move these days for travel related to summer holidays. The Codaconscommenting on the slight reduction of price lists from gas And diesel fuel to the pump that emerged from the Mite data, with the green falling to 1,877 euros per liter and diesel to 1,851 euros / liter.
“Bad news for Italian citizens who will travel by car these days for the vacation summer – says the president Charles Rienzi – The prices of fuel at the pump are still very high, to the point that diesel has increased by 16.6% only since the beginning of the year, with a growth of + 22.6% compared to the same period of 2021 and a full tank that costs more today 17 euros more, while gasoline has risen by 8.9% since the beginning of the year and by + 13.4% on 2021, with a higher cost of 11.1 euros for a full tank ”.
“In the face of these data, it is evident how the cut of the excise duty it is no longer enough: a more incisive and direct intervention at the source is needed on the definition of fuel prices, characterized by evident speculations and schizophrenic price lists that do not follow the oil trend ”- concludes Rienzi.
For Maximilian Donate president ofNational Consumers Union however, it is “Great news”. “Gasoline in self-service mode – he underlined – drops below the threshold of 1.9 euros per liter, with a weekly reduction of 6 cents per liter and savings, for a 50-liter tank, equal to 3 euros. month of July, since the countries Opec + they have finally increased the production of oil, the price of gasoline fell by almost 20 cents per liter, with a drop of 9.5%, equal to 9 euros and 84 cents for a 50-liter tank, diesel decreased by over 18 cents per liter, with a decrease of 9%, equal to 9 euros and 11 cents per supply “.
“Unfortunately, however, the increase in production of barrels of oil is only temporary, destined to end in late August. This is why Europe, so far incredibly absent, should do pressures on countries likeSaudi Arabia, as Biden did, so that the supply of oil finally adjusts to demand, thus bringing down the price of fuels for good. Furthermore, the Government must renew the decree and do not be misled by these decreases, which are destined to cease at the end of the month “, added Dona.
Fuel prices at the pump go down, but not enough, and with the current levels of petrol and diesel a family finds themselves spending about 410 euros more per year only for the major costs refueling. This is what he underlines instead Assoutenti commenting on the numbers published today by the Mite.
“The reductions of petrol and diesel cannot be considered satisfactory and continue at a too slow pace – explains the president Furio Truzzi – Given the drop in oil prices on international markets, there is still ample scope for further price reductions to pumpwhere today diesel costs 22% more than last year, a high value that is reflected in the costs of the products transported and on the price lists at detail of a multitude of goods “. “For this reason we believe that in addition to cutting excise duties it is necessary to intervene in a structural way on fuel prices, in order to obtain sensitive reductions in the long term and benefits not only for families, but for the entire national economy ”- concludes Truzzi.