Italy's top two petrol-station groups
on Tuesday confirmed a two day strike Wednesday and Thursday
after government claims they may have been engaged in price
gouging.
The heads of Fegica and Figisc/Anisa said a last-ditch effort to
avert the strike starting at 7 pm Tuesday by Business Minister
Adolfo Urso had been "appreciated" but "did not succeed in
intervening with the necessary concreteness".
They said "it's too little, too late to revoke the strike".
One of Italy's other major petrol station groups, FAIB, on
Tuesday cut the strike from two days to one day.
FAIB said after talks with Business and Made in Italy Minister
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.
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