Fuel prices, Schlein: “Use the extra revenue to lower excise duties”

Rome, Mar. 7 (LaPresse) – “The cost of the military actions linked to Donald Trump is being added to the burden on Italian families and businesses, while inflation is rising again and petrol has reached €2,” said Elly Schlein, secretary of the Partito Democratico, during the closing of the listening initiative “L’Italia che sentiamo” at the Acquario Romano. “Do you remember Giorgia Meloni promising to abolish excise duties?” she added. “We have a proposal for the government. It can immediately activate the so-called ‘mobile excise duty’ mechanism, adopted many years ago but never implemented.” “With petrol prices soaring, not only do the profits of fuel sellers increase, but also the VAT revenue collected by the state. We propose using this extra revenue by returning it to citizens through a reduction in excise duties,” Schlein said.