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Up to 540 euros more per family in utility bills and fuel. According to estimates by Facile.it, a company that operates as a comparison, promotion, and brokerage site for insurance, financial products, electricity, gas, fiber optics, and long-term car rental rates, this is the burden Italians may have to bear over the next 12 months as commodity prices rise as a result of the conflict in Iran. According to the company's analysts, as the conflict continues, the predicted hikes over the following year would skyrocket: €304 for gas bills and €98 for electricity bills. And it's becoming increasingly difficult to locate fixed-price deals on the market. The conflict has also begun to have a substantial impact on the price of fuel at the pump. When comparing the values to those prior to the conflict (February 23), it is evident that the price of self-service petrol increased by 1% a few days after the attack (March 2), then rose to +4% on March 4, and ultimately reached +7% on March 8. According to Facile.it's estimates, the cost of filling up a car on an annual basis, assuming a mileage of 10,000 km, was only 8 euros on March 2, but it increased to 41 euros on March 4, and 79 euros on March 8. The impact on diesel prices was similarly fast and significant: on March 2, the price at the self-service pump increased by 1% (compared to February 23), soared to +6% on March 4, and reached +15% on March 8. Compared to pre-conflict levels (23 February), the cost of refueling increased from +8 euros on 2 March to +58 euros on 4 March and finally +140 euros on 8 March for a 10,000 km mileage.
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