Factsheet for measure
IT-2022-13/2886
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Updated
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Cut in petrol excise duty
Taglio delle accise sulla benzina
Background information
In the face of the international price increase since the winter of 2021, the Energy Decree (legislative decree n.30 of 18 March 2022) made this measure operative from 22 March to 20 April 2022. This deadline had already been postponed twice, first to 2 May, then to 8 July. The deadlines had been set respectively by the Interministerial Decree of 6 April 2022 and the new Decree Cutting Excise Duty approved on 2 May 2022.
Subsequently, with the Interministerial Decree signed on 24 June 2022, the new deadline for the cut had been set at 2 August and, then, with the Interministerial Decree signed on 19 July 2022, came the extension to 21 August. Subsequently, the Aid Decree Bis (Decree-Law No. 115 of 9 August 2022) moved the deadline to 20 September 2022, this before the date of 17 October set by the Inter-Ministerial Decree of 13 September 2022 announced in a joint note of the Ministries of Finance and Ecological Transition.
Content of measure
Excise duties are taxes levied on petrol, diesel, LPG and methane, to meet cash requirements.
This measure deals precisely:
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a discount of 25 cents per litre on the price of petrol and diesel to which VAT must be added, resulting in a saving of 30.5 cents
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a discount of 8.5 cents per litre on the price of LPG which, when added to VAT, results in a saving of 10.5 cents in total.
For the measure, a total of €2,326.47 million has been allocated by the final text of the 2 May 2022 Excise Cut Decree:
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€2,326.47 million for the year 2022;
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€107.25 million for the year 2024.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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03 June 2026
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Following the energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting increase in oil and fuel prices, the Italian Government renewed, through successive measures, the temporary reduction of excise duties on fuel in order to mitigate the impact on households, businesses and transport operators. After the initial intervention introduced by Decree-Law No. 33 of 18 March 2026, the measure was extended by Decree-Law No. 42 of 3 April 2026, Decree-Law No. 63 of 30 April 2026, the interministerial decree of 8 May 2026, and, most recently, by Decree-Law No. 89 of 22 May 2026. The latter, published in the Official Gazette on 22 May 2026 and in force from 23 May 2026, further extended the reduced excise duty regime until 6 June 2026.
Under the latest decree, the excise duties were set at EUR 622.90 per 1,000 litres for petrol, EUR 572.90 per 1,000 litres for diesel, EUR 242.77 per 1,000 kg for LPG, and zero euro per cubic metre for natural gas used as motor fuel. The decree therefore maintained the temporary reduction of fuel taxation, although with a lower reduction for diesel compared with the previous regime. The measure continues to be framed as part of the emergency response to the exceptional increase in energy prices and the broader effects of the international market crisis.
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18 November 2022
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The 'Aiuti Quater' decree (decree number 176/2022) extended the fuel price discount until 31 December 2022. The measure confirms the existing discount. At the end of the period, the discount was not renewed.
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Use of measure
No data available.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Does not apply to businesses
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Applies to all citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Informed
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Informed
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
No involvement.
Views and reactions
According to Codacons, a consumer protection association, "merely extending the excise discount is not enough. Despite the reduction in excise duties already in force since March, today a litre of petrol costs 13.4 % more than in the same period in 2021, while diesel has risen by 22.6% year-on-year."
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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D - Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply
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D35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
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This case is not occupation-specific.
Sources
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05 August 2022: Dl Aiuti Bis: interventi da 17 mld per contrastare l’inflazione. Ecco le misure contro il caro bollette
(www.finanza.com)
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14 September 2022: Fuel: how the petrol excise cut works and how much you save
(www.ticonsiglio.com)
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22 November 2022: Caro benzina: taglio delle accise prorogato al 31 dicembre, ma lo sconto potrebbe essere ridotto
(www.informazionefiscale.it)
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25 May 2026: Decreto carburanti: prorogato il taglio delle accise, sospeso il fermo dell'autotrasporto
(www.confcommercio.it)
