Excise

Diesel on the rise after excise cut: Italian regions with the highest price increases

The average price of diesel on 23 March was 1.985 euro per litre in Italia, exceeding the figure of Friday 20 March (+0.004 euro per litre)

by Lorenzo Pace

24 March 2026

Il prezzo del carburante in forte aumento, in particolare il gasolio, ha superto i 2 euro al litro in alcuni distributori genovesi. Genova, 10 marzo 2026. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO (generica benzina, super senza piombo, gasolio, distributore, carburanti, prezzo alla pompa, accise) ANSA

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Fuel prices are rising again. After the brief respite with the excise cut on Wednesday 18 March, which was only visible at petrol stations from Friday 20 March, prices rose over the weekend.

Diesel prices rose more sharply, confirming the trend of recent weeks. The average price of diesel on Monday 23 March was 1.985 euro per litre in Italy, exceeding the figure of Friday 20 March (+0.004 euro per litre). A rebound, in practice, after the fall arrived thanks to the decree-law approved in the Council of Ministers on 18 March.

Diesel increases

According to the findings of the Ministry of Enterprise, the most marked rise was seen in the Marche region (+0.034 euro per litre), where the average price remains the lowest in Italy (1.969 euro per litre). This was followed by Sardinia (+0.023 euro per litre) and Tuscany (+0.021 euro per litre), also with diesel among the cheapest in the country. The psychological threshold of two euro per litre remains among the list prices, which touches Molise (2.005 euro per litre), Campania (2.002 euro per litre) and Calabria (2 euro per litre).

Lighter petrol prices

Lighter petrol price increase, which in fact did not exceed last Friday's levels. The national average stopped at 1.723 euro per litre, one and a half cents lower than on 20 March. Only the price lists of the Marche and Veneto regions have risen, but they are still among the cheapest in the whole of Italia. On the contrary, the most expensive green is paid in the South - Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Sicily and Molise the worst - with at least 1.740 euro per litre. Added to these is the Province of Bolzano (1.740 euro per litre) where, however, there has been a drop of more than 5 cents per litre compared to last Friday.

Il gas (salato) e i prezzi dell’elettricità

The Government cut

The fact is that thus the Government's intervention, the 24.4 cents per litre cut costing more than half a billion euro, seems to have vanished for motorists. Compared to the maximum prices (Thursday 19 March), the biggest drops were recorded in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Valle d'Aosta, but still no more than 16.5 cents per litre for diesel and 18.5 cents per litre for petrol. The smallest were in Campania (13.5 cents for diesel and 11.9 cents for petrol) and Molise (10 cents for diesel and 14.4 for petrol).

A clearer picture will be given today, 24 March, from 12 noon, with the Environment Ministry's weekly report, which will take into account all these dynamics. Despite the excise cut in between, the new national averages should not be far - or, at least, not as far as hoped - from those of a week ago, i.e. 1.819 euro per litre for petrol and 2.033 euro per litre for diesel.

Last week was also characterised by the rise in the price of oil (Brent), which also reached $110 per barrel. Yesterday's drop to $95 per barrel will only be seen in a few days' time, perhaps with a slowdown in the increases.

Il taglio sui carburanti, il bonus rifiuti e il congedo parentale

The meeting at Mimit

Meanwhile, however, 7 April, the last day for the rebate, is approaching. That forces the government to think about what to do if the price of crude oil should remain so high and if there should be no signs of a recovery in shipping traffic around the Strait of Hormuz. Therefore, the Early Warning Commission meetings at MIMIT continue. The meeting on the morning of 23 March was also attended by trade unions and industry associations, emphasising, however, that the reduction in excise duties had indeed 'helped to contain the price of petrol'.