Overview
- The excise cut was not renewed after no prorogation appeared in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on Saturday, Nov. 7, so diesel reverts to ordinary excise levels from Sunday, Nov. 8.
- The measure removed about €0.049 per litre including VAT, so the headline retail price could rise by roughly 4.9 euro cents per litre once distributors update their lists.
- The ministry’s fuel observatory recorded average national self‑service diesel prices of about €2.22–€2.24 per litre on Nov. 7, so the theoretical new average would be near €2.27 if companies pass on the full change.
- The 11‑day discount cost roughly €38.7 million and was financed using excess VAT receipts through the ‘accise mobili’ mechanism, which uses higher VAT inflows to proportionally lower excise duties.
- Major fuel groups such as Eni and Q8 keep voluntary price caps that could temper immediate increases through December, but actual impact will depend on individual retailers and could raise transport and logistics costs for businesses and households.