Diesel price returns to pre-excise tax decree level

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 18 - Diesel prices on the highway in Italy have returned to the levels of August 4, the day the cabinet issued the latest excise tax decree and extended the 17 cent per litre diesel tax cut, already in effect since July 28, until August 25, the transport ministry said Tuesday. According to the latest data from the ministry's Fuel Price Observatory, the average price of diesel on the highway today is €2.173 (compared to €2.170 yesterday and €2.173 on August 4) and for self-s...

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