“The government must respond to this real emergency with as many emergency measures and with corrective measures against expensive diesel fuel in derogation of any limit imposed by the European Union”
“Let’s make an important premise. UNATRASthe union of national road transport associations, of which Confartigianato holds the presidency, has not decided on any blocking of the service “. Affaritaliani.it Sergio Lo Monte, National Secretary of Confartigianato Trasporti. “An acronym has made a leap forward announcing the stop to the service from Monday 14 March, but UNATRAS has not decided on any stop. Also because there is an ongoing dialogue with the government, on 15 March we have a meeting with the deputy minister Bellanova and therefore to decide first a stop of the activities would be irresponsible. Not only that, as there is still a state of emergency for the Covid pandemic, we are inhibited as a category to proclaim arrest actions. The national transport block in Italy is therefore one fake news“.
Lo Monte does not deny, however, that the situation is extremely critical and there is a lot of tension among the operators in the territories, “the companies could decide independently to stop because with the cost of diesel over 2 euro / liter it is not possible to go on and it becomes more convenient to switch off. the engines rather than continue to travel at a loss, but nothing has been officially proclaimed “.
In the medium to long term, however, where the war in Ukraine does not stop there could be problems with refueling and empty or half-empty shelves in supermarkets. “We certainly do not want to spread terror among the population, God forbid, but if diesel fuel reaches up to 3 euros per liter, the effects would be devastating for many businesses. Many companies in the manufacturing sector have already suspended production due to a lack of raw materials, if there were also the problem of finding diesel it would be devastating. In Italy, over 80% of the goods move by road, we are talking about foodstuffs, basic necessities, supplies for hospitals and pharmacies. The government must respond to this real emergency with as many emergency measures and with corrective measures against expensive diesel notwithstanding any limit imposed by the European Union “.
“An extraordinary compensatory measure is needed to reduce higher costs, such as a tax credit on the industrial price of the raw material. In fact, expensive diesel does not only affect road transport, but also affects other important categories: passenger transport, maritime transport, seafaring, fishermen, agriculture.. It affects many activities that affect people’s daily lives. Just think of the farms and fruit and vegetables that are blocked and unable to start their tractors and agricultural machinery “, concludes Lo Monte.
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