{"id":6891,"date":"2026-01-01T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/diesel-piu-caro-dal-1-gennaio\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:52:31","slug":"diesel-more-expensive-from-1-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/diesel-more-expensive-from-1-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Diesel More\u00a0Expensive\u00a0from 1\u00a0January:\u00a0Why\u00a0Prices Are\u00a0Rising\u00a0and\u00a0What\u00a0Service Station Operators\u00a0Have\u00a0(or\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0Have) to Do with\u00a0It"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The new\u00a0<\/span>year<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>opened<\/span>\u00a0with an\u00a0<\/span>increase<\/span>\u00a0in the price of diesel, a\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>motorists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>noticed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>immediately<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0the pump.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>however<\/span>, to\u00a0<\/span>clarify<\/span>\u00a0a key point: the\u00a0<\/span>increase<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>does<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>depend<\/span>\u00a0on service stations and\u00a0<\/span>does<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0generate\u00a0<\/span>any<\/span>\u00a0profit for\u00a0<\/span>operators<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Why Diesel Costs More <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As\u00a0of 1\u00a0January,<\/strong> the\u00a0alignment\u00a0of\u00a0excise<\/strong>\u00a0duties on\u00a0petrol\u00a0and diesel<\/strong>\u00a0provided\u00a0for in the budget\u00a0law\u00a0has\u00a0come\u00a0into\u00a0force.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In concrete\u00a0terms:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

  • the\u00a0excise\u00a0duty on\u00a0petrol\u00a0<\/strong>has\u00a0been\u00a0reduced\u00a0by 4.05 cents per litre;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
    • the\u00a0excise\u00a0duty on diesel\u00a0<\/strong>has\u00a0been\u00a0increased\u00a0by the\u00a0same\u00a0amount;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
      • taking\u00a0VAT\u00a0into\u00a0account\u00a0as\u00a0well, the\u00a0final\u00a0effect\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0increase\u00a0of\u00a0about\u00a05 cents per litre<\/strong> in the price of diesel.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

        The\u00a0average\u00a0price of diesel\u00a0therefore\u00a0stands\u00a0at\u00a0around\u00a0\u20ac1.78 per litre (indicative\u00a0value).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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        An Increase That Is Purely Fiscal <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        This\u00a0price rise\u00a0is\u00a0exclusively\u00a0fiscal in nature<\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

        • the\u00a0entire\u00a0increase\u00a0goes\u00a0to the State<\/strong>;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
          • no\u00a0part of the\u00a0increase\u00a0is\u00a0retained\u00a0by the service station<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

            Operators\u2019\u00a0margins\u00a0remain\u00a0unchanged.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            What This Means for Those Refuelling <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            It is often assumed that price increases at the pump are decided by fuel retailers. In this case, however:<\/p>

            • operators do not earn a single extra cent<\/strong>;<\/li>
            • they still have to explain to customers<\/strong> an increase decided upstream;<\/li>
            • they bear customer dissatisfaction and daily price comparisons<\/strong>, without any economic benefit.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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              Higher Prices, Same Service <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Service stations continue to\u00a0guarantee:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

              • assistance,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
                • safety,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
                  • fuel\u00a0quality,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

                    even in the presence of increases that do not depend on the retail network<\/strong>.
                    Understanding the origin of price increases helps consumers make more informed choices and better understand what really lies behind the price at the pump.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    The new\u00a0year\u00a0has\u00a0opened\u00a0with an\u00a0increase\u00a0in the price of diesel, a\u00a0change\u00a0that\u00a0many\u00a0motorists\u00a0noticed\u00a0immediately\u00a0at\u00a0the pump.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0important,\u00a0however, to\u00a0clarify\u00a0a key point: the\u00a0increase\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0depend\u00a0on service stations and\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0generate\u00a0any\u00a0profit for\u00a0operators.\u00a0 Why Diesel Costs More As\u00a0of 1\u00a0January, the\u00a0alignment\u00a0of\u00a0excise\u00a0duties on\u00a0petrol\u00a0and diesel\u00a0provided\u00a0for in the budget\u00a0law\u00a0has\u00a0come\u00a0into\u00a0force.\u00a0 In concrete\u00a0terms:\u00a0 the\u00a0excise\u00a0duty on\u00a0petrol\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0reduced\u00a0by 4.05 cents per litre;\u00a0 the\u00a0excise\u00a0duty on diesel\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0increased\u00a0by the\u00a0same\u00a0amount;\u00a0 taking\u00a0VAT\u00a0into\u00a0account\u00a0as\u00a0well, the\u00a0final\u00a0effect\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0increase\u00a0of\u00a0about\u00a05 cents per litre in the price of diesel.\u00a0 The\u00a0average\u00a0price of diesel\u00a0therefore\u00a0stands\u00a0at\u00a0around\u00a0\u20ac1.78 per […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-senza-categoria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6891"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7862,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6891\/revisions\/7862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/distributorialrisparmio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}