Overview
- National monitoring shows average diesel at €1.666 per liter versus gasoline at €1.650, the first inversion since February 2023.
- Italy now reports Europe’s highest excise on diesel, while gasoline’s excise ranking falls from third to eighth, according to trade data cited by national press.
- Consumer data highlight regional peaks with diesel at €1.730 per liter in Bolzano and €1.701 in Trento, where winter-grade fuel and local factors raise costs.
- From January 1 the higher biofuel blending mandate increased mixing costs by roughly 1.5–2 cents per liter, partly offset by late-2025 declines in refined product quotations that did not fully reach the pump.
- The government cites expected fiscal gains of about €600 million in 2026 (around €3 billion over four years) and says price monitoring has not flagged speculative behavior.