(ANSA) – ROME, MARCH 18 – The Antitrust takes the field in the face of rising fuel prices. “Following the extraordinary increase in gasoline and diesel prices that has occurred in recent days as well as the numerous complaints received”, the Authority notified today, March 18, 2022, detailed requests for information to the major oil companies, also making use of the with the help of the Guardia di Finanza.
The objective, explains the Authority in a note, “is to investigate the reasons for these increases and, if necessary, to assess the existence of spaces for a possible intervention limited only to the hypothesis of a possible violation of the relevant regulations. of abuse of dominant position or of restrictive agreements of competition “. As occurred during the first months of the pandemic, the Antitrust Authority, within the scope of its competences, underlines that it is “careful to monitor the exceptional price increases that sometimes occur during the crisis phases and to verify that these phenomena are not the result of restrictive practices of competition “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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