Overview
- Retail pump prices have rebounded since the excise cut ended on July 4, with motorway gasoline above €2 per liter and diesel exceeding €2 in many places and reaching about €2.70 at some servito stations.
- Market moves linked to renewed Iran–US tensions and risks to shipping routes have pushed oil and refined product benchmarks up and helped lift fuel prices at the pump.
- Consumer groups including Unione Nazionale Consumatori and Codacons are urging the government to reinstate excise relief to limit summer travel costs for households and businesses.
- Bankitalia warns higher energy costs could push average consumer inflation toward roughly 3.1% this year and the Ministry will launch the Osservaprezzi Carburanti app on July 20 to give citizens real‑time price information.
- The government previously spent nearly €2 billion on short‑term relief between March and early July and ministers say further cuts face tight fiscal and EU procedural limits that make new, long‑lasting measures difficult to adopt.