Gas bills +2.3% in Aug but household spending -12% in yr

Italians’ gas bills rose 2.3% in August on July but Italian household spending on gas fell 12% over the last year, energy market regulator ARERA said Monday.

It said the monthly gain was wholly due to a rise in natural-gas prices.

As for the yearly fall, it said spending for a typical household was 1,472 from September 2022 to August 2023, down 12.1% on the previous twelve-month period, net of taxes-. (ANSA).

Source: Ansa News Agency (ANA)