In Milan, petrol prices have soared above 2.6 euros per litre — specifically 2.635 euros at a petrol station in the residential area of Via Correggio. However, at most filling stations prices already exceed two euros, with the highest figures found particularly along the ring road (2.189 euros at Muggiano, 2.439 euros for full service, or 2.339 euros for full service at Assago).
On the issue of rising fuel costs, Codacons has released figures showing that "in July and August alone, total Italian spending on fuel is set to reach 10.8 billion euros, an increase of 1.9 billion euros compared to what was paid during the same period in 2025." At current prices, the State would collect approximately 5.6 billion euros in fuel taxation revenues between July and August.
The consumer association has produced an analysis of the escalating pump prices, calling on the government to intervene with a cut to fuel duties, "which must be reduced immediately by at least 15 euro cents to bring diesel back below 2 euros per litre and prevent Italians from being bled dry during their summer holidays."
July and August are the months of the year when fuel consumption on the ordinary road network (roads and motorways) is at its highest, due to Italians' summer travel — Codacons explains. During this two-month period, approximately 2.2 billion litres of petrol and 3.1 billion litres of diesel are purchased on Italian roads on average.
Taking into account the average monthly fuel price in July (for the period 1–24 July), motorists will spend approximately 5.64 billion euros in total during the month on refuelling. Of that figure, 2.93 billion euros will go into the State's coffers through VAT and excise duties, which currently account for 53.3% of every litre of petrol and 51% of every litre of diesel.
With consumption levels held constant and based on the average monthly fuel price in July 2025, Italians will end up spending a staggering 841 million euros more by the end of the month on petrol and diesel purchases alone.
The association also highlights how, between the excise duty restructuring introduced by the government at the start of the year and the war in Iran, filling up with diesel today is far more expensive than last summer: a litre of diesel now costs 30.2% more than in the same period of 2025, representing an additional expenditure of 25 euros per tank.
The situation is less severe for petrol which, benefiting from the realignment of excise duties, now costs 14.4% more year-on-year, amounting to 12.4 euros extra per tank — Codacons calculates.
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