Italy Cuts Fuel Tax on Diesel Until November 7
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Italy has reintroduced a temporary cut to excise duty on diesel fuel. The cut lowers the price by about 4.9 cents per litre.
The measure started today and will remain in place until 7 November. After that date, the full tax may return, unless extended.
Excise duty is a tax that governments add to products like fuel. It is included in the price drivers pay at the pump.
This is not the first time Italy has used this kind of measure. The government has cut fuel taxes before to help with rising costs.
The issue is often called "caro carburanti" in Italian, meaning "expensive fuel." It describes periods when fuel prices rise sharply for consumers.
Diesel is widely used in Italy, especially by trucks and many passenger cars. A price cut can make a noticeable difference for regular drivers.
By reducing the tax, the government hopes to ease pressure on households and businesses that depend on diesel for transport.
The cut applies specifically to diesel, not to other types of fuel such as petrol. This means only diesel prices will fall during this period.
Fuel prices in Italy, like in many countries, can change often. They are affected by international oil prices, taxes, and other economic factors.
It remains to be seen whether the government will extend the tax cut again after 7 November, as it has done in similar situations before.
For now, drivers using diesel can expect to pay slightly less at the pump until the measure expires next week.
Vocabulary10 words
- excise duty
- a tax added to the price of fuel
- measure
- an action taken to solve a problem
- caro carburanti
- an Italian phrase meaning expensive fuel
- petrol
- a fuel used in many cars, different from diesel
- household
- a family or group living in one home
- pump
- the machine used to put fuel into a car
- extend
- to make something last longer
- consumer
- a person who buys goods or services
- transport
- moving people or goods from place to place
- expire
- to come to an end
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1. About 4.9 cents per litre 2. Expensive fuel 3. False
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Italy has reintroduced a temporary cut to _____ duty on diesel fuel.
The cut lowers the price by about 4.9 cents per _____.
The measure started today and will remain in place until _____ November.
Excise duty is a tax that governments add to _____ like fuel.
This is not the first time Italy has used this kind of _____.
The issue is often called "caro carburanti" meaning "expensive _____."
Diesel is widely used in Italy, especially by trucks and many passenger _____.
The cut applies specifically to diesel, not to other types of fuel such as _____.
Fuel prices in Italy can change often due to international oil _____.
Drivers using diesel can expect to pay slightly less at the _____ until the measure expires.
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