Two-day gas-station strike 'on' as things are

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 16 - The Fegica and Figisc Confcommercio associations representing gas-station operators said Monday that a two-day strike scheduled to take place on January 25 and 26 was on as things currently stand. The associations had announced the strike to protest at being hit with a "wave of mud" over high prices after the government ended a reduction in fuel duties at the turn of the year.
    There had been tension after Meloni's cabinet last week approved a decree to boost the transparency of fuel prices to stop speculative hikes.
    The associations said Friday that the strike was on hold following talks with the government and pending further negotiations this week.
    But the publication in the official gazette of the decree, which includes the obligation for gas stations to show the average national price for fuel alongside their own prices, has irked the associations.
    "The government continues to pass the buck over high fuel prices," said Fegica President Roberto Di Vincenzo. (ANSA).