ROMA (ITALPRESS) – More than 10 thousand distributors have joined the price cap on fuels, more than one point of sale on two: in detail, 51.7% of the plants practice a price of gasoline less than 2 euros per liter and 52.2% of the oil under 2,20 euros. The Mimit, on the basis of the latest data communicated to the fuel price Observatory, updated at 8.00 am today, Saturday 3 October. “A far greater response to the forecasts: in a few days the price cap has exceeded half the national network – comments the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso -. A significant result, which confirms the validity of a model of social responsibility that can be an example in Europe.” In absolute terms, there are 10,413 plants with gasoline under 2 euros per litre, on 20,141 detected, and 10.519 those with diesel under 2,20 euros, on 20,147.
URSO “SUCCESSO ITALIANO CHE STUPISCE L’EUROPA”
“Because the first move always touches the state, as we have done with the cut of excise duties, giving up as much as possible to the introits. A right measure, even if short-term, unsustainable on long times. This is why we have asked the companies to do so voluntarily, with a success that says a lot about the credibility of this government and Italy in the world. He had tried France six months ago, unsuccessfully, because the “price cap” announced by TotalEnergies had not been followed by other operators. In Italy, however, he had full success: also Ip (Socar, Azerbaijan), Q8 (Kuwait) and Tamoil (Libia) have promptly followed the example of Eni. Now the “price cap” is practiced in ten thousand distributors and is also extending to others. An Italian success that amazes Europe.” This was said by the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, responding interviewed by the daily “Sicily”, to the question as never, if there are margins to do so, oil companies and energy and gas suppliers did not first introduce the “price cap”.
“I called on the refineries as soon as I heard that the American government threatened to put limits on exports to the EU – he explained – then with the G7 it seems to have taken another path, however emergential. However, we must intervene with effective and timely measures. As we did, in fact, to save the Isab of Priolo when no one hoped for us anymore. In these years of Meloni government, while elsewhere in Europe have closed other refineries, we have preserved ours. Priolo, of course, but also all the others who had remained in business. And when foreign operators have acquired Saras and then Ip, we have applied “Golden power” prescriptions to protect production and national supplies. This is why the Italian production of oil is still sufficient and our country is net exporter. But work continues because there are other dangers and other needs, which is better to prevent,” he concluded.
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