Road haulage: government releases one billion euros against rising fuel costs

The government has released one billion euros earmarked for the road haulage sector, hit by rising fuel costs. As of today, the first 480 million of the total allocated amount is being disbursed.

The news currently comes from a single source (ANSA Economia); no independent confirmation is available.

The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, has called for the disbursement of the funds already planned to proceed without delay and has urged the allocation of additional resources beyond those currently available. The request comes as the road freight sector, grappling for months with rising operating costs linked to fuel prices, awaits completion of the disbursement of the full billion announced.

The funding is part of the package of economic measures with which the government is attempting to support a sector considered strategic for the distribution of goods across the country. The measure comes at a time when energy prices remain at the center of market attention, with oil and gas prices subject to fluctuations that directly affect the operating costs of road transport companies, among the categories most exposed to variations in diesel prices.

At present, the material available does not specify the expected timeline for disbursing the remaining portion of the allocated amount, nor the detailed criteria for companies in the sector to access the funds. It is also not specified whether Salvini’s request for additional resources has already received a formal response from the government, nor through which measure any such new resources would be sourced.

It remains to be seen, in the coming hours and days, whether the measure will be followed by official communications from the ministry detailing the technical aspects of disbursing the remaining 520 million, which would allow for a more precise verification of the announced measure and the timeframe within which it will reach companies in the sector.

The first 480 million euros are being disbursed as of today.