"In the month of January alone, 2,518 interventions were carried out, contesting 989 violations of the price regulations, of which 341 for failure to display and/or discrepancies in the prices charged compared to those indicated and 648 for failure to notify the ministry".
This was stated by Colonel Alberto Nastasia, head of the exit and market protection office of the General Command of the Guardia di Finanza, in a hearing before the Production Activities Commission of the Chamber, regarding the transparency of fuel prices, underlining that after the directives "issued" by the government it is a "further intensification" of the control action was ordered.
The data from the Guardia di Finanza relating to checks at petrol pumps and violations found in terms of prices, "fully confirms the complaints made by Codacons in recent weeks".
This was stated by the consumers' association - from which the recent debate on fuel prices was born - commenting on the numbers provided today by the Fiamme Gialle.
"The violations regarding the display of prices to the public, the irregularities and the failure to communicate the price lists to the ministry continue undisturbed - denounces the president Carlo Rienzi - A serious situation which confirms, if there were still need, all our complaints about price anomalies and incorrect behavior to the detriment of consumers.