Overview
- Effective Jan. 1, the budget’s comma 129 lifts diesel excise by 4.05 cents per liter and lowers gasoline excise by the same amount.
- Accounting for 22% VAT, the diesel increase translates to roughly five euro cents per liter at the pump.
- Price analyses based on current averages project diesel near €1.784/l and gasoline around €1.73/l, implying a reversal at the pump.
- Codacons estimates a 50‑liter diesel fill-up will cost €2.47 more, about €59.3 per year for two monthly tanks, or €81.1 including May’s earlier rise, with state revenue forecast at about €552 million in 2026.
- MIMIT’s price observatory cites market turbulence with gasoline self-service averaging €1.683/l, as Assoutenti seeks activation of Mister Prezzi and potential involvement of the Guardia di Finanza and Antitrust against speculation.