How much do fill-ups cost in Italy and other European nations? In which nations do levies on gasoline prices have the most impact? The comparison website Facile.it analyzed the price of fuel in 12 EU countries and found that while Italian motorists were among those who spent less on fuel in 2022, also due to excise duty cuts, the beginning of 2023 has propelled us to the top of the European ranking with a dismal record: We are the nation, among those analyzed, where excise duties and taxes weight more on the final price. The analysis, conducted taking into account the fuel price reported by the European Commission and assuming the consumption of a utility vehicle with a mileage of 10,000 km per year, revealed that in 2022 the average cost of gasoline for Italian motorists was 1,008 euros, placing Italy seventh among the twelve countries analyzed, along with Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. In the past year, the price of a full tank of gas has gone up in several countries. For example, drivers in Denmark spent 15% more than us (1,160 euros), drivers in Greece spent 13% more (1,140 euros), and drivers in Germany spent 6% more than Americans (1,069 euros). If France recorded values comparable to those of Italy (1,005 euros), Austrian motorists were decidedly luckier, with costs 5% lower than those incurred by our compatriots (960 euros) and especially those of Slovenia (-18%; 830 euros); prices that explain why many Italians frequently cross-national borders to refuel. Considering the price of fuel, however, the expenditures paid by the example Italian driver in 2022 amounted to 1,009 euros, a figure that places our nation in the fourth-to-last position out of twelve. Only Portugal (-1%, 998 euros), Spain (-1%, 997 euros), and Slovenia (-10%, 909 euros) are doing better than we are. Negative in this sense is Sweden, where motorists paid 1,275 euros for fuel in 2022 (+21% compared to Italy); in second position among the costliest nations is Denmark (1,091 euros, or 8% more than our country).
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