Italian restaurants display electricity bills in their shop windows

Italian bar owners display their electricity bills in their shop windows to justify the high prices. This campaign is supported by Confcommercio.

In the next few days, the association will distribute a picture frame to local operators, which aims to make the latest gas and electricity bills visible to the public. “A large-scale national campaign aims to make citizens, pub-goers and restaurants aware of the tragic situation in which businesses find themselves,” Aldo Corsano, Vice President of FIPE-Confcommercio, said in a press release today. Gas bills have tripled in several cases.

“If the government does not intervene, the local owners will either continue to raise prices or stop working. We depend on the sensitivity of citizens and customers,” the Trade Union said. Energy prices The union warned of an inflationary spiral that would halt the already stagnant consumption in Italy.