Fuel law: Chamber confirms confidence in government, 174 yes

The Chamber confirms its confidence in the government on the fuel decree law with 174 votes in favour, 107 against and three abstentions. 

The final vote on the provision is expected on Tuesday morning, at the end of the examination of the agendas.

It will then go to the Senate for consideration.

Expires March 15 The text confirms the obligation for petrol stations on roads and motorways to display billboards with the average reference price next to the prices charged.

In particular, the measure establishes the exposure at the distribution plants on the non-motorway network of the regional average price and, at the motorway ones, of the national average price charged on the network.

These values ​​are calculated by the Ministry of Enterprise on the basis of communications received from all operators.

An app for consulting prices is also planned (500 thousand euros are foreseen for the construction for 2023 and 100 thousand euros for 2024.

As for the sanctions, there are fines of between 200 and two thousand euros for the violation of the obligations to display or update the prices weekly and a grid of days of suspension of the activity.

The decree then strengthens the powers of the Guarantor for price surveillance (the so-called 'Mister Prices'): he is called, in particular, to draw up a quarterly report on prices to verify and prevent incorrect behavior and will order the convening of the rapid alert Commission of price surveillance, established by the Legislative Decree itself (500,000 euros a year from 2023 to 2025 will support efforts to adapt specialists to the new skills).

there are fines of between 200 and two thousand euros for the violation of the obligations to display or update the prices weekly and a grid of days of suspension of the activity.

The decree then strengthens the powers of the Guarantor for price surveillance (the so-called 'Mister Prices'): he is called, in particular, to draw up a quarterly report on prices to verify and prevent incorrect behavior and will order the convening of the rapid alert Commission of price surveillance, established by the Legislative Decree itself (500,000 euros a year from 2023 to 2025 will support efforts to adapt specialists to the new skills).

there are fines of between 200 and two thousand euros for the violation of the obligations to display or update the prices weekly and a grid of days of suspension of the activity.

The decree then strengthens the powers of the Guarantor for price surveillance (the so-called 'Mister Prices'): he is called, in particular, to draw up a quarterly report on prices to verify and prevent incorrect behavior and will order the convening of the rapid alert Commission of price surveillance, established by the Legislative Decree itself (500,000 euros a year from 2023 to 2025 will support efforts to adapt specialists to the new skills).