The negotiation

Hauliers suspend stoppage after meeting with government

Among the solutions outlined by the executive, a total of 300 million in support for the sector, a reduction from 60 to 30 days for quarterly excise compensation, a one-month suspension of tax payments for the liquidity of companies, the establishment of a general road haulage council for all regulatory issues, a discussion with the executive

by Rome Editorial Staff

22 May 2026

Gli autotrasportatori hanno sospeso il fermo dopo l’incontro con il governo Imagoecomica

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Key points

From the government 300 million for trucking
300 million aid is tax credits
Meloni to hauliers, now better measures adaptable to the evolving crisis

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The road haulage associations have decided to suspend the service stoppage proclaimed in recent days from 25 to 29 May. This was announced at the end of talks at Palazzo Chigi between the road haulage associations and the government.

During the meeting - chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano, Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso, the Minister for European Affairs, the PNRR and Cohesion Policies Tommaso Foti, and the Deputy Minister of the MIT Edoardo Rixi - the government opened a debate on the main requests put forward by the associations.

For the possible revocation, explained Andrea Laguardia vice-president Legacoop produzione e servizi, one awaits the Council of Ministers, convened to launch measures against high fuel prices.

From the government 300 million for road transport

At the table, the government presented some proposals. Three hundred million in total support for road haulage, reduction from 60 to 30 days for quarterly excise compensation, suspension of tax payments for one month for the liquidity of companies, establishment of a general council for road haulage for all regulatory issues, confrontation with the executive.

300 million aid is tax credits

The 300 million in aid for road haulage announced by the government at this afternoon's table at Palazzo Chigi are tax credits for the March-April-May quarter. Of these, 100 million were already provided for in the first fuel decree of 18 March, but not yet disbursed, while 200 million are new funds. These tax credits are to compensate for the lack of reimbursement of excise duties to hauliers, due to the general cut in these decided with the fuel decrees.

Meloni to hauliers, now better measures adaptable to the evolving crisis

In the meeting, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni 'stressed that it is preferable in this phase, characterised by extreme uncertainty, to intervene through measures that are adaptable, in terms of nature, duration and intensity, to the evolution of the international situation'. This was reported in a note from Palazzo Chigi.

The Prime Minister then "announced that in today's Council of Ministers she will propose, in agreement with the ministers responsible for the matter, the adoption of a decree-law reinforcing the measure already provided for in Decree-Law no. 33 of 2026 (art. 3), again configured as a tax credit, as requested by the Associations; 100 million euros have already been allocated for this measure, which will be supplemented today by an additional 200 million euros".