One of Italy's major petrol station
groups, FAIB, on Tuesday cut from two to one day a strike
protesting government claims of price gouging over recent fuel
rises.
FAIB said after talks with Business and Made in Italy Minister
Adolfo Urso that the openings presented had been "positive" and
had already been formalized in an amendment to a decree making
it compulsory for operators to display a list of average prices
alongside their own.
The price list and allied sanctions have now been removed from
the decree, FAIB said.
FAIB said it would put its decision to the other operators on
Wednesday morning.
The strike by the other operators is currently set to go ahead
from seven pm Tuesday to seven am Friday, effectively closing
most of Italy's petrol stations on Wednesday and Thursday.
The operators are meeting government officials in a last-ditch
bid to avert the two-day strike.
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