In Italy, for every liter of petrol purchased by motorists today, 1.071 euros are taxed. This is equal to 56.4% of the price paid at the pump.
In the rest of Europe, the tax pressure stops at 52.47% on green fuel and at 47.22% on diesel. At current prices, the State earns almost 3.2 billion euros per month in taxes on fuel: 990.6 million on petrol and almost 2.2billion euros on diesel, says the Consumption Training and Research Center (Crc), which analyzed the taxation on fuel in Italy and the other European countries. In our country, therefore, on each liter of fuel you pay taxes between 12 and 14 euro cents more than in the rest. of Europe. - explains the Crc scientific committee, Furio Truzzi, president of the Center for Training. and Research on Consumption, in a press conference on Thursday. The Crc is a non-profit organization that promotes the consumption of fuel. It is funded by the Italian government, the European Union and the European Commission.