The price of diesel approaches 2 euros per liter even in Sicily: cost skyrocketed by 14% in 10 days

In just 10 days the price of diesel at the pump has increased by over 14%, making a full tank of diesel cost 12.3 euros more compared to the end of February.

This is reported by Codacons, which compared the average regional fuel prices communicated today by Mimit with those in effect on February 27, before the attack on Iran.

Today, the association indicates, the average price of diesel in self-service mode, according to the regional averages from Mimit, stands in Italy at 1.970 euros per liter, with a jump of +14.3% compared to the national average price at the end of February (1.723 euros/liter).

This means that in just 10 days a full tank of diesel costs each driver 12.3 euros more, equivalent to an additional expense of +296 euros annually if considering an average of two full tanks per month.

During the same period, gasoline at self-service has increased by about 7%, with an additional expense of about +5.8 euros per full tank, nearly 140 euros more over the year.

On the front of average regional prices, analyzes Codacons based on Mimit data, today there are also upward adjustments, with diesel at self-service reaching an average of 2.008 euros per liter in Bolzano, 1.993 euros in Calabria, 1.990 euros in Sicily, 1.985 euros in Aosta Valley.

"The government - writes the association - must no longer waste time and must intervene by cutting fuel excise taxes by at least 15 cents per liter, in order to bring prices back to pre-crisis levels. To do this, no new decrees are needed, but it is enough to adopt the 2023 law on mobile excise taxes that allows Mef and Mase to intervene immediately with a tax reduction measure that would have immediate positive effects not only on refueling costs but also on the retail prices of transported products," concludes Codacons.

The trend of crude oil is primarily affected by the fear of a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, navigation in the area has completely stopped where, in peacetime, about 20% of the world's oil trade circulates.