Electricity up 3.4%, gas 2.4% from Oct

(ANSA) - Rome, September 29 - Italian electricity prices will rise 3.4% and gas prices 2.4% from October, the national energy authority said in its regular three-monthly decision Tuesday.
    Despite these hikes, it said, thanks to falls in the first nine months of the year, an average household will save 60 euros on fuel this year.