How much do increases in petrol, electricity and gas cost Italians

After the energy shock following the outbreak of the war in the Persian Gulfthe CGIA Research Office estimates the bill that Italian families and businesses will have to bear this year to deal with the increases in electricity, gas and fuel prices. The heaviest “slice” concerns petrol and diesel, with 13.6 billion in extra costs (+20.4% compared to 2015), followed by 10.2 billion for electricity (+12.9%) and 5 billion for gas (+14.6%). An economic impact that risks putting both the most economically vulnerable families and businesses with little liquidity in great difficulty.

Price increases boom in Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Veneto

At a territorial level, families and businesses most affected will be those in Lombardywhere energy price increases will weigh 5.4 billion euros, equal to an increase of 15.1 percent compared to 2025. Followed by Emilia-Romagna with +3 billion (+16.1 percent) and Veneto with +2.9 billion (+15.8 percent). The ones paying the heaviest bill will therefore be the most populous regions with the greatest concentration of manufacturing and commercial activities, i.e. the main production engines of the country.

Fuel spending + 13.6 billion

Con i petrol and diesel pump prices which in the last week both stood at around 2 euros per litre, the CGIA Research Office estimates for 2026 an overall burden at a national level of around 13.6 billion euros compared to 2025, with an increase of 20.4 percent.

At a territorial level, the most marked increases in percentage terms would be recorded in Basilicatawhere the increase would reach 21.6% (+118 million euros). Campania and Puglia follow, both with an increase of 21.3%: in the first case the economic impact is estimated at around 1 billion euros, in the second at 837 million. A picture that highlights how the trend in fuel prices continues to produce significant and uneven effects across the national territory, with particularly significant repercussions for families and businesses in the Southern regions.

For electricity bills an increase of 10.2 billion

For the current year, increases in electricity bills are expected to reach 10.2 billion euros (+12.9%). In absolute terms, the most significant burden should hit Lombardy with 2.2 billion. Veneto follows with just over a billion and Emilia Romagna with 967 million euros.

For gas an extra cost of 5 billion

An additional national withdrawal of 5 billion is expected from gas bills (+14.6% compared to 2025). Again in absolute terms, Lombardy should suffer an additional cost of 1.2 billion. Emilia Romagna always follows with +710 million and Veneto with +611 million.

“Bill decree” and excise duty cuts are insufficient

While recognizing the timeliness with which the Meloni government to mitigate the increases in electricity, gas, petrol and diesel, the measures introduced so far appear insufficient to sterilize the effects of the ongoing energy shock. The so-called “Bill Decree”, definitively approved in recent weeks by Parliament, contains a series of measures designed to reduce the impact of high energy prices on families and businesses. This measure is worth around 5 billion euros: an important figure, certainly, but inadequate to slow down the long wave of bill increases that will hit Italians in the coming months.

Among the main innovations we highlight: a extraordinary contribution of up to 115 euros on the electricity bill for the most economically fragile familieswhich is added to the already existing social bonus; expansion of the range of beneficiaries thanks to higher ISEE thresholds; reduction of general system charges that weigh on companies’ bills; extension of protections for vulnerable users in the transition to the free energy market; new rules against aggressive telemarketing in the energy sector; measures to encourage long-term energy contracts and stabilize the price of energy; interventions to support renewables, district heating and more efficient energy systems.

Furthermore, for businesses, the decree aims above all to reduce the burden of energy costs and contain price volatility, with particular attention to energy-intensive companies and SMEs. On the fuel front, since March 19th the Government has introduced a cut in excise duties on both petrol and diesel by 20 cents per litre. Since May 2, the contraction has fallen to 5 cents per liter for petrol, while it has remained the same for diesel. The cost to the state coffers is around one billion euros per month and, barring new extensions, the provision is set to expire on May 22nd.